oviposit
/ˌəʊvɪˈpɒzɪt/verb
oviposited, ovipositing
no obj. 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。
派生词
oviposition
noun词源
early 19th cent.: from OVI- 'egg' + Latin posit- 'placed' （from the verb ponere）.