noun
- the process by which a female animal deposits or lays eggs
Usage: biological term
Examples
- The butterfly’s oviposition occurs on the underside of leaves.
- Scientists studied the oviposition behavior of sea turtles on the beach.
- Temperature affects the timing of oviposition in many bird species.
- The researcher observed oviposition in the laboratory-raised insects.
- Oviposition sites are carefully chosen by female mosquitoes.
- The fish’s oviposition takes place in shallow, protected waters.