oviposit
/oh-vuh-poz-it, oh-vuh-poz-/US // ˌoʊ vəˈpɒz ɪt, ˈoʊ vəˌpɒz- //UK // (ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt) //
卵巢,排卵期,排卵,卵生
Definitions
v.无主动词 verb
- 1
- : to deposit or lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor.
Examples
The species which oviposit on larger plants or trees are inclosed in a gauze bag tied over the branch.
The female soon begins to oviposit—the eggs, as fast as they are dropped, being carried away into the nurseries by the workers.
The beetles appear outside in April and May, and probably oviposit soon afterward.
The wasp tried to oviposit into the egg case but was upset and pursued by the cockroach.
But a considerable number oviposit in larv which lie concealed where so short an instrument could not possibly approach them.
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