MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : ovipositions;
Related MeSH term : Larvipositions;
MeSH annotation : index ovipositor under specific insect only with /anat (IM) OVIPOSITION (IM);
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.