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1) fertilised eggs, fry or fingerlings used for growing in aquaculture facility or for stocking grow-out areas
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.
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fish-seed — 1) fertilised eggs, fry or fingerlings used for growing in aquaculture facility or for stocking grow out areas 2) kokkel seed or lice seed, the fruit of Anamirta cocolus a creeping shrub of Asia. Contains pikrotxin used in small pellets of dough… … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish poisoning — 1) use of a chemical spread on water or added to a bait to poison fish and facilitate capture. Natural (plant based) fish poisons include crow s eyes (seeds of Nux vomica containing strychnine), common yew (leaves of Taxus hoccata, effectiveness… … Dictionary of ichthyology
fish-poisoning — 1) use of a chemical spread on water or added to a bait to poison fish and facilitate capture. Natural (plant based) fish poisons include crow s eyes (seeds of Nux vomica containing strychnine), common yew (leaves of Taxus hoccata)(effectiveness… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Seed dispersal — is the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant. Plants have limited mobility and consequently rely upon a variety of dispersal vectors to transport their propagules, including both abiotic and biotic vectors. Seeds can be… … Wikipedia
seed-fish — seedˈ fish noun A fish about to spawn • • • Main Entry: ↑seed … Useful english dictionary
Fish oil — A typical fish oil softgel Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oils contain the omega 3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors of eicosanoids that are known to reduce… … Wikipedia
seed — n. & v. n. 1 a a flowering plant s unit of reproduction (esp. in the form of grain) capable of developing into another such plant. b seeds collectively, esp. as collected for sowing (is full of seed; to be kept for seed). 2 a semen. b milt. 3… … Useful english dictionary
seed and fruit — ▪ plant reproductive part Introduction respectively, the characteristic reproductive (reproductive system, plant) body of both angiosperms (flowering plants) and gymnosperms (conifers, cycads, and ginkgos) and the ovary that encloses it.… … Universalium
Fish toxins — Many hunter gatherer cultures use poisonous plants to stun fish so that they become easy to collect by hand. Some of these poisons paralyse the fish, others are thought to work by removing oxygen from the water. [… … Wikipedia
seed fish — noun : a fish full of ripe spawn … Useful english dictionary
