egg mass
Amphibian reproductive deposit
An egg mass is a cluster of eggs laid together by an animal, typically bound by a gelatinous substance or protective coating.
Frogs, snails, and many insects deposit their eggs in masses rather than individually: We found a frog egg mass floating in the pond.
The term appears frequently in biology and nature observation.
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- roeAquatic reproductive material
- frogspawnAmphibian egg mass
- caviarCured fish eggs
gelatinous · jelly · blob · cluster · hatching out · pond · slimy · protective coating · translucent · embryos · hatch · amphibian · fish · snail · membrane · gooey · nursery · fertilized
- insect developmentlarva, pupa, chrysalis, cocoon, metamorphosis
- spawningspawning, spawning season, spawning ground, spawning grounds, fish spawning
- mollusk developmentembryo, larva, juvenile, adult, metamorphosis
- snail reproductionhermaphroditism, mating, copulation, fertilization, oviposition
- frog habitatspond, swamp, marsh, stream, river
- gelatinous creaturesmoon jellyfish, box jellyfish, comb jelly, salp, moon jelly