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Run :: Run (n.) The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; -- said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of spawning..

Ruche :: Ruche (n.) A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn..

Roe :: Roe (n.) The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians, especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes. Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of the male..

Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn..

Aeration :: Aeration (n.) Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, aeration of soil, of spawn, etc..

Kipper :: Kipper (n.) A salmon after spawning.

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do..

Landlocked :: Landlocked (a.) Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams; -- said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning; as, the landlocked salmon..

Bespawl :: Bespawl (v. t.) To daub, soil, or make foul with spawl or spittle..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.

Ergot :: Ergot (n.) The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening childbirth, and to arrest bleeding..

Catadromous :: Catadromous (a.) Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and said of the eel..

Mixogamous :: Mixogamous (a.) Pairing with several males; -- said of certain fishes of which several males accompany each female during spawning.

Spawl :: Spawl (n.) A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall..

Kelt :: Kelt (n.) A salmon after spawning.

Spawling :: Spawling (n.) That which is spawled, or spit out..

Spawner :: Spawner (n.) A mature female fish.

Spattle :: Spattle (n.) Spawl; spittle.

Spawled :: Spawled (imp. & p. p.) of Spaw.

Smelt :: Smelt (n.) Any one of numerous species of small silvery salmonoid fishes of the genus Osmerus and allied genera, which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a peculiar odor and taste..

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