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oviposit

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō′və poz′it, ō′və poz′-)

o•vi•pos•it (ō′və poz′it, ō′və poz′-),USA pronunciation v.i.

to deposit or lay eggs, esp. by means of an ovipositor.

Latin positus (see posit)
1810–20; ovi- + -posit

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oviposit /ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt/ vb

(intransitive) (of insects and fishes) to deposit eggs through an ovipositor

Etymology: 19th Century: ovi- + positus, past participle of Latin pōnere to place

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