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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Spawned (); p. pr. & vb. n.Spawning.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed, spread, L. expandere to spread out. See Expand.] 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. Spawn v. i. 1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do. 2. To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously. Spawn n.[170. See Spawn, v. t.] 1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic animals. 2. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously. 3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground stems. 4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from which fungi. Spawn eater (Zol.), a small American cyprinoid fish (Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the dace. スポンサード リンク
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