frogspawn
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Spring in 2024 was earlier than the average for 12 of the 13 spring events on record and was the earliest in the series from 1999 for both frogspawn appearing and blackbirds nesting.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
Looking at when bluebells and frogspawn start to appear in the spring shows some clear trends over time.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
This year, frogspawn has already been spotted in southern England with early indications that when all data is in, the average sightings will be on par with last.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
For less glamorous assassins such as foxes and mallard ducks, spring’s frogspawn is like caviar.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2020
Emodin, they found, when they tested it on frogspawn, kills embryonic frogs.
From Economist ● May 23, 2013
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