1. laying or depositing eggs
Usage: biological/scientific

Examples

• The butterfly was ovipositing on the milkweed leaves.
• Scientists observed the insect ovipositing in the soil.
• The female fish was ovipositing in the shallow water.
• Researchers studied the timing of birds ovipositing in spring.
• The moth spent hours ovipositing on the host plant.
• Marine biologists watched the sea turtle ovipositing on the beach.