OVIPOSITED

Verb

oviposited

simple past tense and past participle of oviposit

Source: Wiktionary


OVIPOSIT

O`vi*pos"it, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oviposited; p. pr. & vb. n. Ovipositing.] Etym: [See Ovum, and Posit.]

Definition: To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.

O`vi*pos"it, v. t.

Definition: To deposit or lay (an egg).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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