Definition of oviposit in English:

oviposit

verboviposited, ovipositing, oviposits ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪtˌōvəˈpäzət

[no object]Zoology

(especially of an insect) lay an egg or eggs.
〔动〕（尤指昆虫）产卵
larger females have the potential to oviposit on a greater number of hosts
体型更大的雌虫有能力在数量更多的宿主上产卵。
Example sentencesExamples
- Potential egg layers were given 10 days in the oviposition chambers to oviposit.
- Examples include butterflies ovipositing on host plants, beetles and flies on dung pats, parasitoid wasps on insect hosts, and many insects on seeds or fruit.
- Because they oviposit at high tide, their eggs incubate out of water, buried in the sand of some of the most heavily used urban beaches in this populous area.
- Females oviposit and larvae develop solely in the fruit.
- After mating, the female ceases light emission and oviposits and continues to hold her body near to the eggs.
Synonyms
produce

Derivatives

oviposition

noun ˌəʊvɪpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n

Zoology

Increased fecundity may result from ejaculate compounds that stimulate egg maturation or oviposition in females.
Example sentencesExamples
- These are either the time until the first oviposition on a patch, or the time between ovipositions.
- The dissection of larvae revealed that multiple ovipositions into a single host did not occur in our experiments.
- It is known, for example, that male crickets transfer substances in their ejaculates that stimulate egg production and oviposition in females.
- Once a female stops shaking, males guard her during oviposition and subsequently attempt to copulate with her away from the dung.

Origin

Early 19th century: from ovi- 'egg' + Latin posit- 'placed' (from the verb ponere).

Definition of oviposit in US English:

oviposit

verbˌōvəˈpäzət

[no object]Zoology

(especially of an insect) lay an egg or eggs.
〔动〕（尤指昆虫）产卵
larger females have the potential to oviposit on a greater number of hosts
体型更大的雌虫有能力在数量更多的宿主上产卵。
Example sentencesExamples
- After mating, the female ceases light emission and oviposits and continues to hold her body near to the eggs.
- Because they oviposit at high tide, their eggs incubate out of water, buried in the sand of some of the most heavily used urban beaches in this populous area.
- Examples include butterflies ovipositing on host plants, beetles and flies on dung pats, parasitoid wasps on insect hosts, and many insects on seeds or fruit.
- Females oviposit and larvae develop solely in the fruit.
- Potential egg layers were given 10 days in the oviposition chambers to oviposit.
Synonyms
produce

Origin

Early 19th century: from ovi- ‘egg’ + Latin posit- ‘placed’ (from the verb ponere).

词汇	oviposit
释义	Definition of oviposit in English: oviposit verboviposited, ovipositing, oviposits ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪtˌōvəˈpäzət [no object]Zoology (especially of an insect) lay an egg or eggs. 〔动〕（尤指昆虫）产卵 larger females have the potential to oviposit on a greater number of hosts 体型更大的雌虫有能力在数量更多的宿主上产卵。 Example sentencesExamples Potential egg layers were given 10 days in the oviposition chambers to oviposit. Examples include butterflies ovipositing on host plants, beetles and flies on dung pats, parasitoid wasps on insect hosts, and many insects on seeds or fruit. Because they oviposit at high tide, their eggs incubate out of water, buried in the sand of some of the most heavily used urban beaches in this populous area. Females oviposit and larvae develop solely in the fruit. After mating, the female ceases light emission and oviposits and continues to hold her body near to the eggs. Synonyms produce Derivatives oviposition noun ˌəʊvɪpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n Zoology Increased fecundity may result from ejaculate compounds that stimulate egg maturation or oviposition in females. Example sentencesExamples These are either the time until the first oviposition on a patch, or the time between ovipositions. The dissection of larvae revealed that multiple ovipositions into a single host did not occur in our experiments. It is known, for example, that male crickets transfer substances in their ejaculates that stimulate egg production and oviposition in females. Once a female stops shaking, males guard her during oviposition and subsequently attempt to copulate with her away from the dung. Origin Early 19th century: from ovi- 'egg' + Latin posit- 'placed' (from the verb ponere). Definition of oviposit in US English: oviposit verbˌōvəˈpäzət [no object]Zoology (especially of an insect) lay an egg or eggs. 〔动〕（尤指昆虫）产卵 larger females have the potential to oviposit on a greater number of hosts 体型更大的雌虫有能力在数量更多的宿主上产卵。 Example sentencesExamples After mating, the female ceases light emission and oviposits and continues to hold her body near to the eggs. Because they oviposit at high tide, their eggs incubate out of water, buried in the sand of some of the most heavily used urban beaches in this populous area. Examples include butterflies ovipositing on host plants, beetles and flies on dung pats, parasitoid wasps on insect hosts, and many insects on seeds or fruit. Females oviposit and larvae develop solely in the fruit. Potential egg layers were given 10 days in the oviposition chambers to oviposit. Synonyms produce Origin Early 19th century: from ovi- ‘egg’ + Latin posit- ‘placed’ (from the verb ponere).
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