| oviposit | To lay eggs; applied especially to insects. Origin: ovi-+ L. Pono, pp. Positus, to place (05 Mar 2000) |
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| oviposition | Act of laying or depositing eggs by insects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovipositor | <zoology> The organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. Some ichneumon files have a long ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larvae of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same. Origin: L. Ovum an egg + positor a placer, fr. Ponere to place. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |