The phrase "spawning grounds" refers to a specific place where certain animals, like fish or frogs, go to lay their eggs and reproduce. It's like a special area or habitat where these animals can safely start the process of creating new babies.
Sentences with «spawning grounds»
Mangroves provide at least US $ 1.6 billion each year in ecosystem services, which include: supporting fisheries by providing important spawning grounds for commercial fish species; filtering pollutants and contaminants from coastal waters and contributing to healthy coastal marine water quality; and protecting coastal development and communities against storms, floods and erosion *. (thebluecarboninitiative.org)
This «imprints «the harbors as the natural spawning grounds of the fish, so that they return to spawn when they reach adulthood. (articles.chicagotribune.com)
So power companies get to build plants in spawning grounds. (treehugger.com)