"Egg mass" refers to a group or cluster of eggs that are laid together, usually by insects, amphibians, or other animals. It is a term used to describe a bunch of eggs that are laid in close proximity or even attached to each other. Full definition
Get a glimpse of biologists counting egg masses of the threatened California red - legged frog, as they monitor efforts to restore habitat for the frogs and their predator, the endangered San Francisco garter snake. (parksconservancy.org)
Instead, they analyzed reproduction rates by counting egg masses in spring pools to determine where the amphibian's populations were growing or declining — trying to determine how each population was responding to year - to - year differences in climate. (sciencedaily.com)
William E. Wallner Thomas L. Ellis - Olfactory Detection of Gypsy Moth Pheromone and Egg Masses by Domestic Canines - Environmental Entomology, Volume 5, Issue 1, 1 February 1976, Pages 183 — 186 February 1976 (animalwised.com)