ovipositv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvɪˈpɑzət/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: ovi- comb. form¹, Latin posit-, pōnere.

Etymology: < ovi- comb. form¹ + classical Latin posit-, past participial stem of pōnere to place (see ponent n. and adj.¹), after deposit v., posit v. Compare oviposition n., ovipositor n.

Zoology.

1. intransitive. To deposit or lay an egg or eggs, esp. (as in insects) by means of a special organ (an ovipositor).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [verb (intransitive)] > lay (egg)

pondrec1450

oviposit1815

1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. iv. 93 An insect which he informs us gets into the feet of people as they walk..oviposits in them and so occasions very dangerous ulcers. (Note. It is to be hoped this new word may be admitted; as the laying of eggs cannot otherwise be expressed without a periphrasis).

1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xix. 147 After her great laying of male eggs in..May she [sc. the queen bee] oviposits in the royal cells.

1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 67 The females oviposit on sea-weeds, or in the cavities of empty shells.

1896 J. B. Smith Econ. Entomol. 184 Crimson clover..is sown in late summer after the beetles have oviposited.

1916 M. A. Carleton Small Grains xviii. 488 The insect prefers wheat, but develops also in rye, and the females will oviposit in oats and other grasses.

1990 Jrnl. Zool. 220 120 Larger females have the potential to oviposit on a greater number of hosts over a short period of time.

2. transitive. To deposit or lay (an egg).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [verb (transitive)] > give birth to > lay (eggs)

layc1000

warpa1340

cast1587

spawna1616

spawna1617

deposit1692

oviposit1847

spit1847

1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1854) Oviposit v.t., a term applied to the act of insects, &c., in depositing their eggs.

1855 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xv. §1022. 385 The ova are developed, impregnated, and oviposited.

1914 J. D. Sawyer How to make Country Place iii. 93 One main object in life [sc. of ichneumon flies] being to puncture the skin of some less active insect and oviposit their death eggs broadcast among their fellows.

2000 Canad. Jrnl. Zool. 78 1259 In many or most colonies, the queen has disappeared by midsummer, before ovipositing the final, reproductive brood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oviposit
释义	ovipositv. Brit. /ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt/, U.S. /ˌoʊvɪˈpɑzət/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: ovi- comb. form¹, Latin posit-, pōnere. Etymology: < ovi- comb. form¹ + classical Latin posit-, past participial stem of pōnere to place (see ponent n. and adj.¹), after deposit v., posit v. Compare oviposition n., ovipositor n. Zoology. 1. intransitive. To deposit or lay an egg or eggs, esp. (as in insects) by means of a special organ (an ovipositor). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [verb (intransitive)] > lay (egg) pondrec1450 oviposit1815 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. iv. 93 An insect which he informs us gets into the feet of people as they walk..oviposits in them and so occasions very dangerous ulcers. (Note. It is to be hoped this new word may be admitted; as the laying of eggs cannot otherwise be expressed without a periphrasis). 1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xix. 147 After her great laying of male eggs in..May she [sc. the queen bee] oviposits in the royal cells. 1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 67 The females oviposit on sea-weeds, or in the cavities of empty shells. 1896 J. B. Smith Econ. Entomol. 184 Crimson clover..is sown in late summer after the beetles have oviposited. 1916 M. A. Carleton Small Grains xviii. 488 The insect prefers wheat, but develops also in rye, and the females will oviposit in oats and other grasses. 1990 Jrnl. Zool. 220 120 Larger females have the potential to oviposit on a greater number of hosts over a short period of time. 2. transitive. To deposit or lay (an egg). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [verb (transitive)] > give birth to > lay (eggs) layc1000 warpa1340 cast1587 spawna1616 spawna1617 deposit1692 oviposit1847 spit1847 1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (1854) Oviposit v.t., a term applied to the act of insects, &c., in depositing their eggs. 1855 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xv. §1022. 385 The ova are developed, impregnated, and oviposited. 1914 J. D. Sawyer How to make Country Place iii. 93 One main object in life [sc. of ichneumon flies] being to puncture the skin of some less active insect and oviposit their death eggs broadcast among their fellows. 2000 Canad. Jrnl. Zool. 78 1259 In many or most colonies, the queen has disappeared by midsummer, before ovipositing the final, reproductive brood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1815
随便看	journey-chopper journey-guider journey-hack journey-hopper journey-milkman journey-money journey-pride journey-proud journey-ring journey-speed journey-weight journey-work joy-flying joy-gift joy-gun joy-house joy-inspiring joy-killer joy-maker joy-making joy-mixt joy-night joy-note joy-offering joy-peal