Usually means: Laying eggs by a female.
Definitions Related words Mentions History
We found 21 dictionaries that define the word oviposition:

General (11 matching dictionaries)
  1. oviposition: Merriam-Webster
  2. oviposition: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. oviposition: Collins English Dictionary
  4. oviposition: Wordnik
  5. oviposition: Wiktionary
  6. oviposition: Dictionary.com
  7. Oviposition: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Oviposition: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. Oviposition: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. oviposition: FreeDictionary.org
  11. oviposition: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. oviposition: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. oviposition: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. oviposition: Medical dictionary

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. DRAGONFLY TERMS (No longer online)
  2. Tree of Life Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Biological Control (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. oviposition: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See oviposit as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (oviposition)

noun:  (zoology or pornography) The process or instance of ovipositing, laying eggs.

Similar:

Opposite:

Adjectives:

Words similar to oviposition

Usage examples for oviposition

Idioms related to oviposition

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing oviposition

Words that often appear near oviposition

Rhymes of oviposition

Invented words related to oviposition

Similar:

Opposite:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Easter egg acrostics