Skip to main
An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Concept information

Término preferido

oviposition

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • Information The process of laying or shedding fully developed eggs ( ova) from the female body. The term is usually used for certain insects or fishes with an organ called ovipositor where eggs are stored or deposited before expulsion from the body.

Concepto genérico

Conceptos específicos

Sinónimos

  • egg laying

En otras lenguas

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/9481

Descargue este concepto:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Creado 19/1/06, última modificación 21/8/20