oviposit

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oviposit

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From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin pōsitus (“placed”), perfect passive participle of pōnere (“to place”).

verb oviposits · ovipositing · oviposited

intransitive To lay eggs.

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verb to lay eggs

Español	ovipositar
Português	ovipositar, ovopositar
Italiano	ovideporre

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@misc{oviposit_2026,
  title = {oviposit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oviposit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}