oviposit

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Etymology

From ovi- (“egg”) +‎ Latin pōsitus (perfect passive participle of pōnere (“to place”)).

Verb

oviposit (third-person singular simple present oviposits, present participle ovipositing, simple past and past participle oviposited)

  1. (intransitive, zoology) To lay eggs.

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