egg-laying

egg-layingnoun
egg-layings
pl
Denotes the act or process of depositing eggs; usually uncountable but occasionally pluralized.
Traduzioni
откладывание яиц
Egg-laying in penguins is synchronized with the Antarctic summer.
Откладывание яиц у пингвинов синхронизировано с антарктическим летом.
кладка яиц
The scientist observed the egg-laying of the sea turtles at dawn.
Учёный наблюдал кладку яиц морских черепах на рассвете.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
овипозициябиол.; научный термин
Definizioni
The act or process by which an animal produces and deposits its eggs.
Egg-laying in sea turtles usually occurs at night on sandy beaches.
egg-layingadjective
Attributive, describing an animal that lays eggs or a period concerned with depositing eggs.
Traduzioni
The platypus is one of the few egg-laying mammals.
Утконос — одно из немногих яйцекладущих млекопитающих.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
яйценесущийчаще о домашних птицах
Definizioni
That produces or is capable of producing eggs; oviparous.
The farmer keeps several egg-laying hens for a steady supply of fresh eggs.