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oviposition

oviposition noun: the process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs.

Noun

oviposition (usually uncountable, plural oviposition)

  1. (usually, zoology or paraphilia) The process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs.
    • If an opsiblastic egg is produced by an individual, it is usually the last oviposition by that animal even if it is also the first.1963, Ellsworth C. Dougherty, “Other Disciplines of Comparative Biology”, in The Lower Metazoa: Comparative Biology and Phylogeny, Berkley: University of California Press, page 474

oviposition meaning in Tamil

oviposition in Tamil

முட்டையிடுதல், முட்டையிடு நிலை

Forms of oviposition

pluraloviposition

Origin of oviposition

From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin positiō (“the action of placing”).

Words formed from oviposition

Questions about oviposition

What does oviposition mean?
Oviposition means the process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs.
What is oviposition in Tamil?
Oviposition in Tamil is முட்டையிடுதல், முட்டையிடு நிலை. See Oviposition meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oviposition?
Oviposition is a noun.
What is the plural of oviposition?
The plural of oviposition is oviposition.

Words near oviposition in the dictionary

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

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