spawn eater

English

Noun

spawn eater (plural spawn eaters)

1. A small American cyprinoid fish (Notropis hudsonius) allied to the dace.

   Synonyms: spottail shiner, spottail minnow

References

• “spawn”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.