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To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.

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Definitions

  1. v. i. To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.
  2. v. t. To deposit or lay (an egg).
  3. To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects. To deposit or lay (an egg).
  4. v. i. To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects. v. t. To deposit or lay (an egg).