单词 | oviposit |
释义 | oviposit[ oh-vuh-poz-it, oh-vuh-poz- ] / ˌoʊ vəˈpɒz ɪt, ˈoʊ vəˌpɒz- / verb (used without object)to deposit or lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor. Origin of oviposit1810–20; ovi- + -posit<Latin positus (see posit) OTHER WORDS FROM oviposito·vi·po·si·tion [oh-vuh-puh-zish-uhn], /ˌoʊ və pəˈzɪʃ ən/, nounWords nearby ovipositovigenesis, Ovimbundu, ovine, ovipara, oviparous, oviposit, ovipositor, ovisac, OV language, ovo-, ovoid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oviposit
British Dictionary definitions for ovipositoviposit / (ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt) / verb(intr) (of insects and fishes) to deposit eggs through an ovipositor Derived forms of ovipositoviposition (ˌəʊvɪpəˈzɪʃən), nounWord Origin for ovipositC19: ovi- + positus, past participle of Latin pōnere to place Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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