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frogspawn

/ ˈfrɒɡˌspɔːn /

noun

  1. a mass of fertilized frogs' eggs or developing tadpoles, each egg being surrounded by a protective nutrient jelly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Having introduced frogspawn from a neighbour, I am hopeful frogs will return to breed.

For less glamorous assassins such as foxes and mallard ducks, spring’s frogspawn is like caviar.

"Our records are showing random events such as frogspawn arriving far earlier than expected, possibly to be wiped out when a late cold snap occurs."

From BBC

He said that taking frogspawn or frogs from one pond and placing them in another could be helping to spread ranavirus.

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Meanwhile, frogspawn and starry skies — once the recruiting agents of science — are beyond many children's experience.

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