# oviposition

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #96,330

## Definitions
1. The process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs.

## Etymology
From oviposit + -ion, from ovi- (“egg”) + Latin pōsitus (“placed”).

## Source
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