oviposit

o·vi·pos·it

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-vuh-poz-it, oh-vuh-poz-]
- /ˌoʊ vəˈpɒz ɪt, ˈoʊ vəˌpɒz-/
- /ˌəʊ.vɪ.ˈpɒ.zɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-vuh-poz-it, oh-vuh-poz-]
- /ˌoʊ vəˈpɒz ɪt, ˈoʊ vəˌpɒz-/

Definitions of oviposit word

verb without object oviposit to deposit or lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor. 1
verb oviposit (of insects and fishes) to deposit eggs through an ovipositor 0
intransitive verb oviposit to deposit or lay eggs, esp. by means of an ovipositor 0

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Origin of oviposit

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

1810-20; ovi- + -posit < Latin positus (see posit)

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Parts of speech for Oviposit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Oviposit

oviposit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

oviposit usage trend in Literature

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