| VERB | creation | spawn, engender, breed | call forth |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | spawn | lay spawn | |
| NOUN | animal | spawn | the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs |
| Sounds | spaa'n; spao'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Abidjan ... Yukon: 149 rhymes with aan... | |
| Amon ... yawn: 34 rhymes with aon... | ||
| Meaning | The mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | roe | The egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster |
| Broader | egg | animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes |
| Spanish | freza, hueva | |
| Catalan | fresa | |
| Meaning | Call forth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | engender, breed | |
| Broader | cause, do, make | give rise to |
| Spanish | engendrar, generar, procrear | |
| Catalan | engendrar | |
| Meaning | lay spawn. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The salmon swims upstream to spawn" | |
| Narrower | spat | spawn |
| Broader | lay | lay eggs |
| Spanish | desovar, engendrar, frezar | |
| Catalan | engendrar, fresar | |
| Nouns | spawner | a female fish at spawning time |
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