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

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..

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.

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..

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. i.) To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do..

Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) The buds or branches produced from underground stems.

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..

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

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

Cultch :: Cultch (n.) Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster.

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

Spat :: Spat (v. i. & t.) To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn..

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

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

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

Sturiones :: Sturgeon (n.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the family Acipenseridae. They run up rivers to spawn, and are common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes of North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the roe, and isinglass from the air bladder..

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

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..

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