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ovipositenUK
o·vi·pos·it O0200300 (ō′və-pŏz′ĭt)intr.v. o·vi·pos·it·ed, o·vi·pos·it·ing, o·vi·pos·its To lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor. o′vi·po·si′tion (-pə-zĭsh′ən) n.o′vi·po·si′tion·al adj.oviposit (ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt) vb (Zoology) (intr) (of insects and fishes) to deposit eggs through an ovipositor[C19: ovi- + positus, past participle of Latin pōnere to place] oviposition no•vi•pos•it (ˌoʊ vəˈpɒz ɪt, ˈoʊ vəˌpɒz-) v.i. -it•ed, -it•ing. to deposit or lay eggs, esp. by means of an ovipositor. [1810–20; ovi- + -posit < Latin positus (see posit)] o`vi•po•si′tion (-pəˈzɪʃ ən) n. oviposit - To lay an egg.See also related terms for lay.oviposit Past participle: oviposited Gerund: ovipositing
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oviposit | oviposit |
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I oviposit | you oviposit | he/she/it oviposits | we oviposit | you oviposit | they oviposit |
Preterite |
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I oviposited | you oviposited | he/she/it oviposited | we oviposited | you oviposited | they oviposited |
Present Continuous |
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I am ovipositing | you are ovipositing | he/she/it is ovipositing | we are ovipositing | you are ovipositing | they are ovipositing |
Present Perfect |
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I have oviposited | you have oviposited | he/she/it has oviposited | we have oviposited | you have oviposited | they have oviposited |
Past Continuous |
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I was ovipositing | you were ovipositing | he/she/it was ovipositing | we were ovipositing | you were ovipositing | they were ovipositing |
Past Perfect |
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I had oviposited | you had oviposited | he/she/it had oviposited | we had oviposited | you had oviposited | they had oviposited |
Future |
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I will oviposit | you will oviposit | he/she/it will oviposit | we will oviposit | you will oviposit | they will oviposit |
Future Perfect |
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I will have oviposited | you will have oviposited | he/she/it will have oviposited | we will have oviposited | you will have oviposited | they will have oviposited |
Future Continuous |
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I will be ovipositing | you will be ovipositing | he/she/it will be ovipositing | we will be ovipositing | you will be ovipositing | they will be ovipositing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been ovipositing | you have been ovipositing | he/she/it has been ovipositing | we have been ovipositing | you have been ovipositing | they have been ovipositing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been ovipositing | you will have been ovipositing | he/she/it will have been ovipositing | we will have been ovipositing | you will have been ovipositing | they will have been ovipositing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been ovipositing | you had been ovipositing | he/she/it had been ovipositing | we had been ovipositing | you had been ovipositing | they had been ovipositing |
Conditional |
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I would oviposit | you would oviposit | he/she/it would oviposit | we would oviposit | you would oviposit | they would oviposit |
Past Conditional |
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I would have oviposited | you would have oviposited | he/she/it would have oviposited | we would have oviposited | you would have oviposited | they would have oviposited | Translations
ovipositenUK
oviposit[′ō·və‚päz·ət] (zoology) To lay or deposit eggs, especially by means of a specialized organ, as found in certain insects and fishes. ovipositenUK
o·vi·pos·it (ō'vi-poz'it), To lay eggs; applied especially to insects. [ovi- + L. pono, pp. positus, to place] oviposit (ō′və-pŏz′ĭt)intr.v. ovipos·ited, ovipos·iting, ovipos·its To lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor. o′vi·po·si′tion (-pə-zĭsh′ən) n.o′vi·po·si′tion·al adj. |