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Definition of Oviposits

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 Oviposits 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"...
- 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...
- 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...
- induces galls on oak trees on the west coast of North America. The wasp oviposits on leather oak and scrub oak leaves. Fresh galls are green. This wasp...
- 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...
- firefly species with aquatic larvae, such as Aquatica leii, the female oviposits on emergent portions of aquatic plants, and the larvae descend into the...
- where she emerged), a female starts building a first cell, stocks it, and oviposits. She builds a wall that separates the completed cell from the next one...
- cynipid wasp that produces galls on oak trees in North America. This wasp oviposits on the midrib of the underside (with rare dorsal-side exceptions) of Oregon...
- oaks and Oregon oaks on the Pacific coast of North America. The wasp oviposits on the underside of leaves, between the lateral veins; the larval chamber...