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Oviposit   Listen
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Oviposit  v. t.  To deposit or lay (an egg).






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"Oviposit" Quotes from Famous Books



... shreds in a drooping manner. Further examination around the buds may reveal a small snout beetle, which is the cause of the injury, it being about one-tenth inch long and marked with two dark spots on each wing cover. The females oviposit in the buds, and then cut them off when oviposition is completed, in order to protect the larva within, which later develops to the ...
— Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 • Various



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