Meanings
verboviposit (third-person singular simple present oviposits, present participle ovipositing, simple past and past participle oviposited)
present singular third person oviposits · participle present ovipositing · participle past oviposited · past oviposited
- intransitivezoology or paraphiliaTo lay eggs.
Origin
From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin pōsitus (“placed”), perfect passive participle of pōnere (“to place”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian снасям яйца
- снасям яйца (snasjam jajca)to lay eggs
Italian ovideporre
- ovideporreto lay eggs
Portuguese ovipositar, ovopositar
- ovipositarto lay eggs
- ovopositarto lay eggs
Spanish ovipositar
- ovipositarto lay eggs
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APA
oviposit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oviposit
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“oviposit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oviposit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oviposit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oviposit.
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