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Definitions for: Spawn [n] the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
[v] emit spawn, of fish; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"
[v] call forth
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
2. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.
One edition [of books] spawneth another. --Fuller.
Spawn, v. i.
1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.
2. To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously.
Spawn, n. [[root]170. See Spawn, v. t.]
1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic
animals.
2. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.
3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground
stems.
4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from
which fungi.
Spawn eater (Zo["o]l.), a small American cyprinoid fish
(Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the dace.
Synonyms: breed, engender
See Also: cause, do, egg, lay, make, roe, spat
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