Meanings
nounspawning ground (plural spawning grounds)
plural spawning grounds
- A zone in a riverbed or lake where fish breed and lay eggs.
Translations
Catalan fres
- freswater zone for fish
Finnish kutualue
- kutualuewater zone for fish
German Laichgrund
- Laichgrundwater zone for fish
Polish tarlisko
- tarliskowater zone for fish
Spanish zona de desove
- zona de desovewater zone for fish
Cite this entry
APA
spawning ground. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spawning%20ground
MLA
“spawning ground.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spawning%20ground. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spawning ground,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spawning%20ground.
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