ovipositionaln.
/ˌəʊvɪpəˈzɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌəʊvɪpəˈzɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvɪpəˈzɪʃən(ə)l/ Zoology.
Of or relating to oviposition.
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ovipositing1853
ovipositional1937
1937 Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 6 401 (heading) Ovipositional instincts and developmental sex differences in the genus Coccophagus.
1971 Nature 13 Aug. 484/1 Work is in progress..making use of the parasites' ovipositional response as a bioassay for the kairomone.
1999 Evolution 53 226/1 Most symphytans use their ovipositor to make ovipositional slits or borings in plant tissue.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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