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

Trout :: Trout (n.) Any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to Salmo, Salvelinus, and allied genera of the family Salmonidae. They are highly esteemed as game fishes and for the quality of their flesh. All the species breed in fresh water, but after spawning many of them descend to the sea if they have an opportunity..

Sea Trout :: Sea trout () Any one of several species of true trouts which descend rivers and enter the sea after spawning, as the European bull trout and salmon trout, and the eastern American spotted trout..

Shotten :: Shotten (n.) Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals..

Spent :: Spent (a.) Exhausted of spawn or sperm; -- said especially of fishes.

Run :: Run (v. i.) To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn..

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

Spawn :: Spawn (v. i.) To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do..

Shad :: Shad (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi.

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

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

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

Spawn :: Spawn (v. i.) To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously..

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..

Blackfish :: Blackfish (n.) The female salmon in the spawning season.

Spawning :: Spawning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spaw.

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

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

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