SPAWN

Spawn

Spawn is the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm, also called spawning. Most aquatic animals, apart from aquatic mammals, reproduce through a process of spawning.

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spawn

Noun

  1. The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism
  2. Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation
  3. (by extension) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring
  4. The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.

Verb

  1. To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
  2. To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
  3. To bring forth in general.
  4. To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn
  5. To plant with fungal spawn
  6. To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
  7. To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
  8. (To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.


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