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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spawn \Spawn\, n. [[root]170. See Spawn, v. t.]
     1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic
        animals.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground
        stems.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from
        which fungi.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Spawn eater (Zo["o]l.), a small American cyprinoid fish
        ({Notropis Hudsonius) allied to the dace.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spawn eater
     n.
     A small American cyprinoid fish ((taxlink Notropis hudsonius species
  noshow=1 wplink=Spottail shiner)) allied to the dace.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  spawn eater
     n.
     A small American cyprinoid fish ((taxlink Notropis hudsonius species
  noshow=1 wplink=Spottail shiner)) allied to the dace.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  spawn eater
     n.
     A small American cyprinoid fish ((taxlink Notropis hudsonius species
  noshow=1 wplink=Spottail shiner)) allied to the dace.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  spawn eater
     n.
     A small American cyprinoid fish ((taxlink Notropis hudsonius species
  noshow=1 wplink=Spottail shiner)) allied to the dace.

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