oviposition

[Pref. ovi-, and Lat. positio =a placing, a depositing.] The laying or deposit. ing of eggs, especially by insects. "It is to be hoped that this new word [oviposit] may be admitted, as the laying of eggs cannot otherwise be expre ed without a periphrasis. For the same reason Spence: Entomology, i. 90. (Note.) 2. Worked all over; as, overwrought with ornaits substantive, oviposition, will be employed."- Kirby & IMG:content-0490.png:[blocks in formation]