[ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (especially of an insect) lay an egg or eggs
(e.g: larger females have the potential to oviposit on a greater number of hosts)


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Origin:
early 19th century: from ovi- ‘egg’ + Latin posit- ‘placed’ (from the verb ponere)