laying of eggs, they lay their eggs
laying of eggs, Arist. HA 538a7, GA 728b7; πρὸ τῆς ᾠ. before they lay their eggs, Plu. QConv. 2.637f: pl., Hld. 9.22, Gp. 14.7.9.
The corpus record
ᾠοτοκ-ία
ootokia · ἡ
laying of eggs
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What it meant — LSJ
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