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preoviposition

preoviposition adjective: prior to oviposition.

Adjective

preoviposition (not comparable)

  1. Prior to oviposition.
    • Our results indicated that the performance of H. oblita was optimal at moderate temperatures (20°C and 25°C), and 25°C is considered as the optimal temperature for reproduction with insects exhibiting the shortest preoviposition period, 60% of the adult life was spent in oviposition, and most...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 preoviposition

From pre- + oviposition.

Questions about preoviposition

What does preoviposition mean?
Preoviposition means prior to oviposition.
What part of speech is preoviposition?
Preoviposition is an adjective.

Words near preoviposition in the dictionary

  1. preoutbreak
  2. preoutfit
  3. preoutfits
  4. preoutfitted
  5. preoutfitting
  6. preoviposition
  7. preovipositional
  8. preovipository
  9. preovulation
  10. preovulatory
  11. preowned

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