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oviposit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
oviposit
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lay eggs.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin pōsitus (“placed”), perfect passive participle of pōnere (“to place”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

oviposits (present, singular) ovipositing (participle, present) oviposited (participle, past) oviposited (past)

Derived Forms

oviposition unoviposited

Frequently Paired Words

ovipositor

Questions

What does oviposit mean?
To lay eggs.
Where does oviposit come from?
From ovi- (“egg”) + Latin pōsitus (“placed”), perfect passive participle of pōnere (“to place”).

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