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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfrai
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fʁɛ/
"La période de frai est cruciale pour le renouvellement des populations de poissons."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process of releasing or spawning eggs by fish, amphibians, and other aquatic animals.
"A época da desova atrai muitos predadores para os rios rasos." - 2
The unloading or dumping of cargo, illicit materials, or bodies in specific contexts.
"A polícia investigou o local utilizado para a desova de mercadorias contrabandeadas."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Portuguese, originating from the prefix 'des-' (expressing removal or reverse action) combined with 'ovo' (egg), tracing back to Latin 'ovum'. Historically used in marine biology and ichthyology to describe the biological release of eggs by aquatic species.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Desova" is said worldwide
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frai
Transliteration: /fʁɛ/
"La période de frai est cruciale pour le renouvellement des populations de poissons."
Laichzeit
Transliteration: /ˈlaɪ̯çˌtsaɪ̯t/
"Während der Laichzeit sind viele Fischarten besonders geschützt."
deposizione
Transliteration: /depozitˈtsjone/
"La deposizione delle uova avviene solitamente in acque poco profonde."
desove
Transliteration: /deˈso.βe/
"El desove de los salmones es un fenómeno natural fascinante."
desova
Transliteration: /deˈsɔ.vɐ/
"A desova ocorre anualmente na mesma região do rio."
अand-क्षेपण
Transliteration: andh-kṣhepaṇ
Script: अंडक्षेपण
"मछलियों में अंडक्षेपण का समय वर्षा ऋतु में होता है।"
产卵
Transliteration: chǎnl卵
"春天是许多鱼类产卵的季节。"
산란
Transliteration: sanran
"연어는 산란을 위해 상류로 거슬러 올라간다."
産卵
Transliteration: sanran
"春は多くの魚にとって産卵の時期です。"
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