oviposition
Oviposition is the process of laying eggs, which is a natural reproductive step for most fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and monotremes. Evolutionary science suggests that all animals once laid eggs, but many animals evolved into live birth for improved survival of offspring. As a tag, oviposition describes eggs exiting a body into an external environment, usually from an orifice like a vulva or ovipositor but…
