oviposit

English

Etymology

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

Verb

oviposit (third-person singular simple present oviposits, present participle ovipositing, simple past and past participle oviposited)

1. (intransitive, zoology) To lay eggs.

Derived terms

• oviposition

Related terms

• ovipositor

Translations

oviposit

• Bulgarian: снасям яйца (snasjam jajca)
• Italian: ovideporre
• Spanish: ovipositar

Anagrams

• poivoits