frogspawn
/ˈfrɒɡspɔːn/noun
उच्चारण फ़्रॉग्स्पॉन
मेंढक के अंडों का जेलीनुमा गुच्छा
Core word
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the soft, clear, jelly-like mass of eggs that a female frog lays in water
मेंढक के अंडों का जेलीनुमा गुच्छा
- Our biology teacher showed us frogspawn in a jar of pond water.
- The frogspawn in the pond turned into tadpoles in a few weeks.
- We saw frogspawn floating at the edge of the pond.
+ 2 more examples
- Frogspawn turns into tadpoles in a few weeks.
- The children collected some frogspawn for the science project.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
frogspawn (uncountable noun)
It is uncountable and takes a singular verb; use 'a mass of frogspawn' for quantity.
यह uncountable है और singular verb लेता है; मात्रा के लिए 'a mass of frogspawn' कहें।
- Frogspawn floated in the pond.
- A mass of frogspawn sat near the edge.
frogspawn + hatch / develop
Verbs describe stages: hatch into tadpoles.
क्रियाएँ अवस्थाएँ बताती हैं: tadpole में बदलना।
- The frogspawn hatches in two weeks.
- Frogspawn develops into tadpoles.
collect / find frogspawn
School projects often collect frogspawn to study.
स्कूल परियोजनाओं में अक्सर frogspawn का अध्ययन किया जाता है।
- Radhika found frogspawn in the pond.
frogspawn vs. toadspawn
Frogspawn is laid in clumps, toadspawn in long strings.
Frogspawn गुच्छों में दिया जाता है, toadspawn लंबी लड़ियों में।
- The frogspawn was in clumps, not strings.
frogspawn in science lessons
Biology classes use frogspawn to teach the life cycle: egg, tadpole, froglet, frog.
जीव विज्ञान की कक्षाएँ जीवन-चक्र पढ़ाने के लिए frogspawn का प्रयोग करती हैं: अंडा, tadpole, froglet, मेंढक।
- The life cycle begins with frogspawn.
a jar / clump / mass of frogspawn
Quantity words such as jar, clump and mass go before 'of frogspawn'.
jar, clump और mass जैसे मात्रा-शब्द 'of frogspawn' से पहले आते हैं।
- She carried a small jar of frogspawn to the lab.
+Collocations 5
adjective + frogspawn
clearjelly-likefreshfloatingblack-dotted
- Clear, jelly-like frogspawn floated on the water.
verb + frogspawn
layhatchcollectfindstudy
- Frogs lay frogspawn in still water.
frogspawn + place
in the pondin the ditchin the tanknear the bankon the surface
- Frogspawn appeared in the ditch.
frogspawn + noun
massclumpseasonprojectjar
- The frogspawn mass was soft.
frogspawn + season
in Marchin the monsoonin springafter rain
- Frogspawn appears after the first rain.
“More examples 7
- In spring, the pond is full of frogspawn.
वसंत में तालाब frogspawn से भर जाता है।
- The teacher showed the class a jar of frogspawn.
शिक्षक ने कक्षा को frogspawn का जार दिखाया।
- Frogspawn looks like clear jelly with tiny black dots.
Frogspawn छोटे काले बिंदुओं वाली पारदर्शी जेली जैसा दिखता है।
- Tadpoles slowly emerge from the frogspawn.
tadpoles धीरे-धीरे frogspawn से निकलते हैं।
- She watched frogspawn change into tadpoles over three weeks.
उसने तीन सप्ताह में frogspawn को tadpoles में बदलते देखा।
- The children took care not to disturb the frogspawn at the pond.
बच्चों ने तालाब पर frogspawn को न छेड़ने का ध्यान रखा।
- In India, frogspawn can be seen in rain-fed ponds during July.
भारत में जुलाई के दौरान वर्षा से भरे तालाबों में frogspawn दिख सकता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The frogspawns are in the pond.
✓ The frogspawn is in the pond.
'Frogspawn' is uncountable and has no plural.
'Frogspawn' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं बनता।