noun
- the eggs of a frog, laid in a jelly-like mass in water
Usage: uncountable; typically observed in ponds and shallow water during spring
Examples
- We found frogspawn in the pond near our school.
- The frogspawn floated on the surface of the water in large clumps.
- Children watched the frogspawn develop into tadpoles over several weeks.
- Frogspawn appears in early spring when frogs return to breeding grounds.
- The transparent jelly surrounding frogspawn protects the developing eggs.