As a mass noun or in plural. Originally: †the roe of a lobster (= coral, n.1 5a) (obsolete). In later use: the spawn of a lobster or other…
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| 释义 | the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [noun] > mollusc or shell-fish > breeding or spawning > spawn (3) seed1653 As a mass noun or in plural. Originally: †the roe of a lobster (= coral, n.1 5a) (obsolete). In later use: the spawn of a lobster or other… spat1667 The spawn of oysters or other shellfish. nidamental ribbon1851 a string of ova connected by mucus secreted by the nidamental glands of a mollusc. |
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