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From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin pōsitus (“placed”), perfect passive participle of pōnere (“to place”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
oviposit
Today it means: To lay eggs. Full definition →
Today it means: To lay eggs. Full definition →
From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin pōsitus (“placed”), perfect passive participle of pōnere (“to place”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.