1. deposits or lays eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor
Usage: biological/scientific term; third person singular present tense

Examples

• The female butterfly oviposits on the underside of leaves.
• The wasp oviposits directly into the host caterpillar.
• She observed how the insect oviposits in the soft soil.
• The dragonfly oviposits near the water’s edge.
• Each female cricket oviposits dozens of eggs in the ground.
• The parasitic fly oviposits on other insects.