Oviposit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To lay eggs
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.
  • v. To deposit or lay (an egg).
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To lay eggs; specifically, in entomology, to deposit eggs with an ovipositor, as an insect.
    • Word Usage
    "Empedocles puts this well in the line: ‘and thus the tall trees oviposit; first olives ...’"
    Verb Form
    oviposited    ovipositing    oviposits   
    Form
    oviposited    ovipositing   
     
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