单词 | spawning-ground |
释义 | > as lemmasspawning-ground b. In the sense ‘in which spawning is performed’, as spawning-bed, spawning-ground, spawning-pan, spawning-place, spawning-pond. ΚΠ 1772 Philos. Trans. 1771 (Royal Soc.) 61 315 The first is called the spawning~pond. a1841 in Penny Cycl. XX. 363/2 Three pairs have been seen on the spawning-bed at the same time. 1866 Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 446/2 Notable from time immemorial as favourite spawning-places. 1883 F. M. Wallem Fish Supply Norway 12 Therefore caplin is used for bait, and is caught only for that purpose on its spawning-grounds. 1883 Earll in G. B. Goode Fishery Industries U.S. 77 A few spawning-pans, dippers, and pails, in which to impregnate the eggs. < as lemmas |
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