"oviposit" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: oviposits [present, singular, third-person], ovipositing [participle, present], oviposited [participle, past], oviposited [past]
Etymology: From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin pōsitus (perfect passive participle of pōnere (“to place”)). Etymology templates: {{af|en|ovi-|pōsitus|lang2=la|pos2=perfect passive participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">pōnere</i> (“to place”)|t1=egg}} ovi- (“egg”) + Latin pōsitus (perfect passive participle of pōnere (“to place”)) Head templates: {{en-verb}} oviposit (third-person singular simple present oviposits, present participle ovipositing, simple past and past participle oviposited)
  1. (intransitive, zoology) To lay eggs. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Zoology Derived forms: oviposition Related terms: ovipositor Translations (oviposit): снасям яйца (snasjam jajca) (Bulgarian), ovideporre (Italian), ovipositar (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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