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单词 oviposit
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Definition of oviposit in English:

oviposit

verboviposited, ovipositing, oviposits ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪtˌōvəˈpäzət
[no object]Zoology
  • (especially of an insect) lay an egg or eggs.

    〔动〕(尤指昆虫)产卵

    larger females have the potential to oviposit on a greater number of hosts

    体型更大的雌虫有能力在数量更多的宿主上产卵。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Potential egg layers were given 10 days in the oviposition chambers to oviposit.
    • Examples include butterflies ovipositing on host plants, beetles and flies on dung pats, parasitoid wasps on insect hosts, and many insects on seeds or fruit.
    • Because they oviposit at high tide, their eggs incubate out of water, buried in the sand of some of the most heavily used urban beaches in this populous area.
    • Females oviposit and larvae develop solely in the fruit.
    • After mating, the female ceases light emission and oviposits and continues to hold her body near to the eggs.
    Synonyms
    produce

Derivatives

  • oviposition

  • noun ˌəʊvɪpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n
    Zoology
    • Increased fecundity may result from ejaculate compounds that stimulate egg maturation or oviposition in females.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • These are either the time until the first oviposition on a patch, or the time between ovipositions.
      • The dissection of larvae revealed that multiple ovipositions into a single host did not occur in our experiments.
      • It is known, for example, that male crickets transfer substances in their ejaculates that stimulate egg production and oviposition in females.
      • Once a female stops shaking, males guard her during oviposition and subsequently attempt to copulate with her away from the dung.

Origin

Early 19th century: from ovi- 'egg' + Latin posit- 'placed' (from the verb ponere).

Definition of oviposit in US English:

oviposit

verbˌōvəˈpäzət
[no object]Zoology
  • (especially of an insect) lay an egg or eggs.

    〔动〕(尤指昆虫)产卵

    larger females have the potential to oviposit on a greater number of hosts

    体型更大的雌虫有能力在数量更多的宿主上产卵。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After mating, the female ceases light emission and oviposits and continues to hold her body near to the eggs.
    • Because they oviposit at high tide, their eggs incubate out of water, buried in the sand of some of the most heavily used urban beaches in this populous area.
    • Examples include butterflies ovipositing on host plants, beetles and flies on dung pats, parasitoid wasps on insect hosts, and many insects on seeds or fruit.
    • Females oviposit and larvae develop solely in the fruit.
    • Potential egg layers were given 10 days in the oviposition chambers to oviposit.
    Synonyms
    produce

Origin

Early 19th century: from ovi- ‘egg’ + Latin posit- ‘placed’ (from the verb ponere).

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