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spawn
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noun (n)
- the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
- The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- lay spawn(verb.body)Example:
The salmon swims upstream to spawn.
source: wordnet30 - To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.(verb)source: webster1913
- To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.(verb)source: webster1913