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oviposit
[ oh-vuh-poz-it, oh-vuh-poz- ]
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- o·vi·po·si·tion [oh-v, uh, -p, uh, -, zish, -, uh, n], noun
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Example Sentences
The species which oviposit on larger plants or trees are inclosed in a gauze bag tied over the branch.
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The female soon begins to oviposit—the eggs, as fast as they are dropped, being carried away into the nurseries by the workers.
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The beetles appear outside in April and May, and probably oviposit soon afterward.
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The wasp tried to oviposit into the egg case but was upset and pursued by the cockroach.
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But a considerable number oviposit in larv which lie concealed where so short an instrument could not possibly approach them.
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