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ovipositing

ovipositing is the present participle and gerund 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 ovipositing

What is ovipositing the present participle and gerund of?
Ovipositing is the present participle and gerund of oviposit.

Words near ovipositing in the dictionary

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

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