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Definition of Oviposits
1. oviposit [v] - See also: oviposit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oviposits
Literary usage of Oviposits
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Methods of Research in Microscopical Anatomy and Embryology by Charles Otis Whitman (1885)
"Crangon vulgaris oviposits from July 5 to the middle of August. Gammarus ornatus
oviposits the first two weeks in June. The eggs are best obtained by taking ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1894)
"B. Candida oviposits during May and early June, ... oviposits in the latter part
of July and the early part of August, when the gills are deserted by the ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1892)
"A. Leto also oviposits on the wing. In 1890 I took a fine $ Leto near Mt. Shasta,
in northern California, and as I was on my journey southward and could not ..."
4. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"... Lop., never oviposits on the leaves of black currants. The flowers of
Lonicera (honeysuckle) are never visited by butterflies, though they are ..."
5. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1913)
"... Tetrastichus oviposits in the egg of the host, the parasitic larva lives in
the larva of the host and the parasite pupates within the pupa of the host. ..."
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