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• spawn — [[t]spɔ͟ːn[/t]] spawns, spawning, spawned 1) N UNCOUNT: usu n N Spawn is a soft, jelly like substance containing the eggs of fish, or of animals such as frogs. ...her passion for collecting frog spawn. 2) VERB When fish or animals such as frogs… …   English dictionary

• spawn´er — spawn «spn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) the eggs of fish, frogs, shellfish, and other animals growing or living in water: »The boys dug up some little pockets of spawn at the water s edge. SYNONYM(S): roe. b) the young that are newly hatched from such …   Useful english dictionary

• Spawn — Spawn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spawned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spawning}.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See {Expand}.] 1. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spawn — Spawn, v. i. 1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do. [1913 Webster] 2. To issue, as offspring; used contemptuously. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spawn — ► VERB 1) (of a fish, frog, etc.) release or deposit eggs. 2) produce or generate; give rise to. ► NOUN 1) the eggs of fish, frogs, etc. 2) the mycelium of a fungus, especially a cultivated mushroom. DERIVATIVES spawner noun …   English terms dictionary

• Spawn (biology) — The spawn (eggs) of a clownfish. The black spots are the eyes developing. Spawn refers to the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm,… …   Wikipedia

• spawn — verb 1》 (of a fish, frog, mollusc, etc.) release or deposit eggs.     ↘chiefly derogatory (of a person) produce (offspring). 2》 produce or generate; give rise to. noun 1》 the eggs of fish, frogs, etc. 2》 chiefly derogatory offspring. 3》 the… …   English new terms dictionary

• spawn — I. n. 1. Eggs (of fish or of frogs), hard roe. 2. Product, offspring, fruit. 3. (Bot.) Mycelium, filaments (from which fungi originate). II. v. a. [In contempt.] Generate, produce, bring forth …   New dictionary of synonyms

• spawn — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. (also absol.) (of a fish, frog, mollusc, or crustacean) produce (eggs). b intr. be produced as eggs or young. 2 tr. derog. (of people) produce (offspring). 3 tr. produce or generate, esp. in large numbers. n. 1 the eggs of fish …   Useful english dictionary

• Frog City and the Racing Frogs — Infobox Book name = Frog City and the Racing Frogs author = Julian Patrick publisher = Wacky Web Fun release date = 2004 language = English followed by = Frog Trainer s Handbook Frog City and the Racing Frogs is a novel written by Julian Patrick …   Wikipedia