{
  "ovistic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of or relating to ovism or ovists":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u014d\u00a6vistik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074531"
  },
  "ovism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an old theory that the egg contains the whole embryo of the future organism and the germs of all subsequent offspring \u2014 compare animalculism":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u014dviz\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary ov- + -ism":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104130"
  },
  "oviparous":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u014d-\u02c8vip-(\u0259-)r\u0259s",
      "\u014d-\u02c8vi-p(\u0259-)r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin oviparus , from ov- + -parus -parous":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1646, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125416"
  },
  "oviposit":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "intransitive verb",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to lay eggs":[
        "\u2014 used especially of insects"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4-z\u0259t",
      "\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4z-\u0259t, \u02cc\u014d-v\u0259-\u02c8",
      "\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "probably back-formation from ovipositor":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1815, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131539"
  },
  "ovist":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one holding the theory of ovism":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u014dv\u0259\u0307st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary ov- + -ist":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151027"
  },
  "Ovid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "43 b.c. \u2013":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-v\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211117"
  },
  "ovipositor":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a specialized organ (as of an insect) for depositing eggs \u2014 see insect illustration":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4z-\u0259t-\u0259r, \u02cc\u014d-v\u0259-\u02c8",
      "\u02c8\u014d-v\u0259-\u02ccp\u00e4-z\u0259-t\u0259r",
      "\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But female cicadas lay their eggs in twigs and small branches after cutting grooves in them with a sharp organ called an ovipositor on its abdomen. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2021",
      "Females lay their eggs After male and female cicadas hook up, the females slice into small tree branches using their ovipositor \u2014a saw-like organ\u2014and lay nests of 20 to 30 eggs at a time. \u2014 Rebecca Katzman, Time , 12 May 2021",
      "The wasp grabs hold of the caterpillar and drives its ovipositor into the squishy body, injecting a single egg. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 9 Nov. 2020",
      "Anna Ward for The Forbes Lab, The University of Iowa To deposit its eggs, the parasitic oak gall wasp pierces a leaf or stem with its ovipositor , a long tubelike organ that would be a stinger if this wasp were the kind that stings. \u2014 Joanna Klein, New York Times , 27 Sep. 2019",
      "These wasps lay their eggs inside their host using organs known as ovipositors , which are shaped like tubes. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 29 Aug. 2018",
      "Parasitoid wasps like the Clistopyga crassicaudata typically have a long ovipositor to lay eggs that is also used as a stinger. \u2014 Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics , 8 July 2018",
      "Research already demonstrates that the differences in ovipositor length and body size in the yucca moths\u2019 genomes are more pronounced, suggesting that natural selection has driven the discrepancy. \u2014 Sam Schipani, Smithsonian , 10 Aug. 2017",
      "In turn, the moth lays her eggs with its thin, blade-like ovipositor on the flowers\u2019 seeds. \u2014 Sam Schipani, Smithsonian , 10 Aug. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin ov- + positor one that places, from ponere to place \u2014 more at position":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1815, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002111"
  },
  "ovicyst":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the pouch in which the eggs develop in some tunicates":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u014dv\u0259\u02ccsist"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ov- + -cyst":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005333"
  }
}