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Definition of Spawn
1. Noun. The mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs.
2. Verb. Call forth.
3. Verb. Lay spawn. "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"
Definition of Spawn
1. v. t. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.
2. v. i. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.
3. n. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals.
Definition of Spawn
1. Verb. (transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To bring forth in general. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To plant with fungal spawn ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To deposit (numerous) eggs in water. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) To reproduce, especially in large numbers. ¹
8. Verb. (ergative video games of a character or object) (To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time. ¹
9. Noun. The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism ¹
10. Noun. Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation ¹
11. Noun. (by extension) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring ¹
12. Noun. (video games) The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spawn
1. to deposit eggs [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Spawn
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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)
Origin: OE. Spanen, OF. Espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. Expandere to spread out. See Expand.
1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.
2. To issue, as offspring; used contemptuously.
1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals.
2. Any product or offspring; used contemptuously.
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