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Spawn eater

Spawn \Spawn\, n. [[root]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 (Zo["o]l.), a small American cyprinoid fish ( Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the dace.

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spawn eater

n. A small American cyprinoid fish (''Notropis hudsonius'') allied to the dace.