oviposition

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noun

The process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs.

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Meanings

nounoviposition (usually uncountable, plural oviposition)
  1. uncountableusuallyzoology or paraphiliaThe process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs.

    If an opsiblastic egg is produced by an individual, it is usually the last oviposition by that animal even if it is also the first.

    1963, Ellsworth C. Dougherty, “Other Disciplines of Comparative Biology”, in The Lower Metazoa: Comparative Biology and Phylogeny, Berkley: University of California Press, page 474

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ovideposition

Origin

From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin positiō (“the action of placing”).

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Translations

Portuguese oviposição, ovoposição
  • oviposiçãoprocess of laying eggs
  • ovoposiçãoprocess of laying eggs
Spanish oviposición
  • oviposiciónprocess of laying eggs
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