oviposit

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō′və poz′it, ō′və poz′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•vi•pos•it  (ō′və poz′it, ō′və poz′-),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to deposit or lay eggs, esp. by means of an ovipositor.
  • Latin positus (see posit)
  • 1810–20; ovi- + -posit
o•vi•po•si•tion  (ō′və pə zish′ən),USA pronunciation n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
oviposit /ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt/ vb
  1. (intransitive) (of insects and fishes) to deposit eggs through an ovipositor
Etymology: 19th Century: ovi- + positus, past participle of Latin pōnere to place
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