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ovoposition

ovoposition is the misspelling of oviposition.

Meaning of oviposition

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

Questions about ovoposition

What is ovoposition the misspelling of?
Ovoposition is the misspelling of oviposition.

Words near ovoposition in the dictionary

  1. ovoperoxidases
  2. ovophile
  3. ovophiles
  4. ovophobia
  5. ovoplasma
  6. ovoposition
  7. ovoprotection
  8. ovoprotective
  9. ovopyriform
  10. ovorubin
  11. ovostatin

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