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Ovipositing

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o·vi·pos·it  (v-pzt)
intr.v. o·vi·pos·it·ed, o·vi·pos·it·ing, o·vi·pos·its
To lay eggs, especially by means of an ovipositor.

ovi·po·sition (-p-zshn) n.
ovi·po·sition·al adj.


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Edgar showed a short clip he took and uploaded on YouTube under the username "OdeJunky" of a damselfly ovipositing, or depositing its eggs into a stream.
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