egg_laying has definitions from the field of biology
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[ noun ] (biology) the production of eggs (especially in birds)

Synonyms

laying

Used in print

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

After another two_weeks , the first young emerge , four to eight small daughters that begin to play the role of worker_bees , collecting pollen and nectar in the field and caring for the new young generation while the queen retires to a life of egg_laying .

Related terms

parturition

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