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oviposit

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oviposit [′ō·və‚päz·ət]
(zoology)
To lay or deposit eggs, especially by means of a specialized organ, as found in certain insects and fishes.


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tularensis (8) by infecting adult female dog ticks that will eventually oviposit.
Because lizards were not permitted to oviposit, it is not known what the total partitioning of Se would have ultimately been to eggs.
 
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