Definition of Oviposit. Meaning of Oviposit. Synonyms of Oviposit

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Definition of Oviposit

Oviposit
Oviposit O`vi*pos"it, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Oviposited; p. pr. & vb. n. Ovipositing.] [See Ovum, and Posit.] To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.
Oviposit
Oviposit O`vi*pos"it, v. t. To deposit or lay (an egg).

Meaning of Oviposit from wikipedia

- Osmia sp.. Sezen, Uzay (22 July 2012). "Two ichneumon wasps competing to oviposit". Retrieved 24 July 2012. Sezen, Uzay. "Giant ichneumon wasp ovipositing"...
- completes up to 2. Female wasps lay on average 42 eggs, preferring to oviposit into host eggs younger than 3 days old. Males hatch first and mate with...
- is extremely widespread across the US and often the earliest species to oviposit on a corpse, making it especially important to forensic science. Maggots...
- American Pieris butterflies such as P. oleracea, as they preferentially oviposit on it, although it is toxic to their larvae. Invasive aggressive mustard...
- lacerations on the body attract insects as it provides a good spot to oviposit and, as a result, could increase the rate of decomposition. Corpse farms...
- ac****ulated in the syconium out of the fig. Wasps usually oviposit into a nearby syconium. When they oviposit, they are also pollinating that syconium. There is...
- flight. Adults have a lifespan of 10 to 15 days. The female immediately oviposits, usually in wet soil or mats of algae. Some lay eggs on the surface of...
- deciding on what host to parasitize. Once a host is selected a female may oviposit her eggs on the surface of the host. Larvae then burrow into the host for...
- insects or zooplankton and one that contains several rocks or plants to oviposit eggs on. It has been studied by prevalence of water striders in varying...
- name applied to unrelated caterpillars in the family Psychidae. The moths oviposit almost exclusively on trees in the plant family Rosaceae, particularly...