Spawn (biology)
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"The great slime kings were gathered for vengeance and I knew that if I dipped my hand the spawn would clutch it."—"Death of a Naturalist” (1966) by Seamus Heaney. |
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Spawn is 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, also called spawning. Most aquatic animals, apart from aquatic mammals, reproduce through a process of spawning.
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See also
- Anadromous
- Egg case
- Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas
- Ichthyoplankton
- Milt
- Mouthbrooder
- Reproduction
- Salmon run
- Spawning bed
- Spawning triggers
- Stream pool
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