the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > eggs or young > [noun] > egg(s) > laying eggs (3)
The oviposition of flesh-flies or other insects.
The action of putting or thrusting forth from any receptacle; of laying (eggs), hatching (chickens), bringing forth (a fœtus). †Also concrete that…
The process of laying eggs. Also: the time during which hens lay eggs; a clutch of eggs.