- oviposit
- intransitive verb Etymology: probably back-formation from ovipositor Date: 1816 to lay eggs — used especially of insects • oviposition noun • ovipositional adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Oviposit — O vi*pos it, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oviposited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ovipositing}.] [See {Ovum}, and {Posit}.] To lay or deposit eggs; said esp. of insects. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oviposit — O vi*pos it, v. t. To deposit or lay (an egg). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oviposit — [ō΄vi päz′it, ō′vi päz΄it] vi. [< OVI + L positus, pp. of ponere, to place: see POSITION] to deposit or lay eggs, esp. by means of an ovipositor oviposition [ō΄vipə zish′ən, ō′vipə zish′ən] n. ovipositional adj … English World dictionary
oviposit — to deposit an egg during spawning … Dictionary of ichthyology
oviposit — v. [L. ovum, egg; ponere, to place] To lay or deposit eggs … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
oviposit — oviposition /oh veuh peuh zish euhn/, n. /oh veuh poz it, oh veuh poz /, v.i. to deposit or lay eggs, esp. by means of an ovipositor. [1810 20; OVI + posit < L positus (see POSIT)] * * * … Universalium
oviposit — verb To lay eggs See Also: oviposition, ovipositor … Wiktionary
oviposit — To lay eggs; applied especially to insects. [ovi + L. pono, pp. positus, to place] * * * ovi·pos·it ō və .päz ət, .ō və vi to lay eggs used esp. of insects compare LARVIPOSIT … Medical dictionary
oviposit — əʊvɪ pÉ‘zɪt / pÉ’z v. produce or lay egg … English contemporary dictionary
oviposit — [ˌəʊvɪ pɒzɪt] verb (oviposits, ovipositing, oviposited) Zoology (especially of an insect) lay an egg or eggs. Derivatives oviposition noun Origin C19: from ovi + L. posit , ponere to place … English new terms dictionary
