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oviposit

o·vi·pos·it [ vi pózzit ] (past and past participle o·vi·pos·it·ed, present participle o·vi·pos·it·ing, 3rd person present singular o·vi·pos·its)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
lay eggs: to lay eggs ( refers usually to insects )

[Early 19th century. <ovi- + Latin posit-, past participle of ponere "to place"]
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