verb
- past tense of oviposit; deposited or laid eggs
Usage: biological/scientific
Examples
- The butterfly oviposited on the milkweed leaves.
- Female mosquitoes oviposited in the standing water.
- The researcher observed where the insects had oviposited.
- Many fish species oviposited in shallow waters during spring.
- The dragonfly oviposited directly into the pond.
- Scientists tracked where the moths oviposited throughout the season.