oviposition

oviposition
Act of laying or depositing eggs by insects.

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ovi·po·si·tion .ō-və-pə-'zish-ən n the act or an instance of ovipositing
ovi·po·si·tion·al -'zish-nəl, -ən-əl adj

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ovi·po·si·tion (o″vĭ-pə-zĭґshən) [ovi- + L. ponere to place] the act of laying or depositing eggs.

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  • Oviposition — Ovipositing O vi*pos it*ing, Oviposition O vi*po*si tion, n. The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • oviposition-site preference — oviposition site preference. См. предпочтение по субстрату для откладывания яиц. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • oviposition — noun see oviposit …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • oviposition — n. [L. ovum, egg; ponere, to place] The act of depositing eggs …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • oviposition — See oviposit. * * * …   Universalium

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  • oviposition — əʊvɪpÉ™ zɪʃn n. laying of eggs …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oviposition — ovi·po·si·tion …   English syllables

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