to spawn
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4.8
- verb
- /spɔːn/
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desovar
- For example, many marine worms come to the surface and spawn in phase with the moon.
- spawning fish
- salmon spawn
- spawning population
So the the salmon, they, they swim upstream to spawn, you know, to reproduce.
- So the the salmon, they, they swim upstream to spawn, you know, to reproduce.
- Now these fish migrate to this spot every single year to spawn or breed.
- So the fish have to feed, have to survive, have to spawn.
Examples
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Salmonids require spawning habitats that have cool, clear water and stable gravel beds.
Academic text (2017) -
They normally swim up to spawn near sunset on the down current side of the reef.
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The females spawn the eggs.
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They're coming in to spawn in the warm waters.
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Now these fish migrate to this spot every single year to spawn or breed.
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And no one knows what forces bring them to these beaches year after year, to find a mate and spawn in the dark of the night.
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They come upriver at this time of the year to spawn.
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But when the salmon head towards shore in droves to spawn, the killer whales follow.
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Migratory fish also spawn in these Andean headwaters after returning from long journeys downstream.
Academic text (2011) -
Many species of fish migrate upstream to spawn in the shallow waters during spring.
Synonyms
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2.4
To produce eggs and put them in a nest or on the ground
To lay eggs, usually by insects and other small animals
Phrasal Verbs
- Jargon
To create a new game character for a player or the computer to control
How Fertile
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spawn as a verb keeps the same old idea of 'to produce' and was especially used for animals making young in water. So, to spawn is to lay eggs in water.