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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010058
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010058
Preferred Name

Oviposition

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Larviposition
Larvipositions
Ovipositions
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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