"spawning ground" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspɑːˌninɡ ɡɹaʊndz/ Forms: spawning grounds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spawning ground (plural spawning grounds)
  1. A zone in a riverbed or lake where fish breed and lay eggs. Translations (water zone for fish): fres [masculine] (Catalan), kutualue (Finnish), Laichgrund [masculine] (German), zona de desove [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-spawning_ground-en-noun-H8RT5njH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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