frogspawn
Pond jelly clusters
Frogspawn is the mass of eggs laid by frogs, appearing as gelatinous clumps of transparent spheres with dark centers floating in ponds and ditches.
Each sphere contains a developing tadpole.
Children often collect frogspawn in jars to watch the metamorphosis.
The word extends to anything resembling this texture: The tapioca had a frogspawn quality.
Immature aquatic amphibian
- pondSmall still body
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
bog · waterlily · duckweed · algae · riparian · silt · habitat · polliwog
Immature aquatic amphibian
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
development · growth · maturation · gills · legs · transformation · stages · juvenile
Recoiling metal spiral
- vernalRelating to spring
- pondSmall still body
- croakingMaking hoarse sounds
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
chorus · awakening · thaw · rainfall · migration · emergence · renewal · warming
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
- embryoOrganism before birth
- jellyFruit spread, no seeds
- massQuantity of matter
- clumpThick gathered mass
fertilization · laying · development · hatching · larvae · globule · transparent · nucleus
Wet, slippery, unpleasant
- gooeySoft and sticky
- jellylikeResembling a soft gel
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- mucilaginousThick, sticky, slippery
slippery · glutinous · translucent · wobbly · squidgy · glistening · slick · quivering
tadpole
Immature aquatic amphibian
- pondSmall still body
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
marsh · bog · waterlily · duckweed · algae · riparian · silt · habitat · polliwog · submerged
tadpole
Immature aquatic amphibian
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
breeding · development · growth · maturation · gills · legs · transformation · stages · juvenile · froglet
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
breeding · chorus · awakening · thaw · rainfall · migration · emergence · renewal · warming · March
clutch
Mechanism linking engine to gearbox
clump · fertilization · laying · development · hatching · larvae · globule · transparent · nucleus · blob
slimy
Wet, slippery, unpleasant
mucilaginous · slippery · glutinous · translucent · wobbly · squidgy · glistening · slick · quivering · membrane
- freshwater lifecatfish, trout, bass, salmon, tadpole
- amphibiansnewt, toad, toads, tadpole, tadpoles
- aquarium lifegoldfish, betta, guppy, neon tetra, angelfish
- spawningspawning, spawning season, spawning ground, spawning grounds, fish spawning
- gelatinousgel, gelatin, jelly, Jell-O, aspic