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Definition of Ovipositing
1. n. The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.
Definition of Ovipositing
1. Verb. (present participle of oviposit) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ovipositing
1. oviposit [v] - See also: oviposit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ovipositing
Literary usage of Ovipositing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Tettigidae of North America by Joseph Lane Hancock (1902)
"After ovipositing, she spent thirty minutes scraping up particles of earth to
fill up the opening, working entirely with the left tarsus, the claws of which ..."
2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1892)
"Having thus stated the matter generally, let me now give more in detail the habits
of some typical species of both groups as to ovipositing, ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1881)
"4th July, caught female while ovipositing; the larvae from these eggs were in
chrysalis ... 1872. ist August, saw female ovipositing and found a dozen eggs; ..."
4. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1885)
"To prevent ovipositing. Experiments to repel the insects from trees and prevent
the females from ovipositing were made as follows: On the 20th of June the ..."
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