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postoviposition

postoviposition adjective: after oviposition.

Adjective

postoviposition (not comparable)

  1. After oviposition.
    • The temperature at which the shortest postoviposition period occurred was estimated by the quadratic equation as 25.2°C […]2015 July 8, Haoliang Chen et al., “Influence of Constant Temperature on Reproductive Parameters of Holotrichia oblita (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)”, in Journal of Insect Science, volume 15, →DOI

Origin of postoviposition

From post- + oviposition.

Questions about postoviposition

What does postoviposition mean?
Postoviposition means after oviposition.
What part of speech is postoviposition?
Postoviposition is an adjective.

Words near postoviposition in the dictionary

  1. postosmicated
  2. postosmication
  3. postotic
  4. postoutbreak
  5. postovariectomy
  6. postoviposition
  7. postovulation
  8. postovulatory
  9. postoxygenator
  10. postpachytene
  11. postpagan

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