oviposition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin positiō (“the action of placing”).
Meanings
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(qualifier:zoology or paraphilia, uncountable, usually) The 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oviposition | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
preoviposition · postoviposition · ovipositional
Relateds
Translations (3)
es oviposición (process of laying eggs) · pt oviposição (process of laying eggs) · pt ovoposição (process of laying eggs)