redds
Trout egg beds
Redds are nests that fish—especially salmon and trout—create in gravel streambeds for spawning.
The female fans out a depression with her tail, deposits eggs, and covers them with gravel.
Fisheries biologists count redds to estimate spawning populations: We spotted three new redds in the upper river.
salmon
Pink-fleshed migratory fish
eggs · riverbed · female · depression · hollow · breeding · reproduction · fry · milt · alevin
cleans
Removes dirt from
- clearsRemoves or vindicates
- arrangesPuts into order
- straightensMakes not crooked
organizes · neatens · orders · sorts · prepares · readies · tidies · sets · Scottish · dialect