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oviposited

oviposited is the simple past and past participle of oviposit.

Meaning of oviposit

Verb

oviposit (third-person singular simple present oviposits, present participle ovipositing, simple past and past participle oviposited)

  1. (intransitive, zoology or paraphilia) To lay eggs.

Questions about oviposited

What is oviposited the simple past and past participle of?
Oviposited is the simple past and past participle of oviposit.

Words near oviposited in the dictionary

  1. oviparous
  2. oviparously
  3. oviparousness
  4. ovipary
  5. oviposit
  6. oviposited
  7. ovipositing
  8. oviposition
  9. ovipositional
  10. ovipositioning
  11. ovipositions

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