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egg laying

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Noun1.egg layingegg laying - the production of eggs (especially in birds)
laying
birthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birth


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Even where it did not hamper the bees' feet, the stale, sour smell of the stuff put them off their work; though some of the bees who had taken to egg laying said it encouraged them to be mothers and maintain a vital interest in life.
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