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n. [A.S. spaetan, to spit; A.S. feallan, fall](MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia)The en masse settlement of larva.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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spatfall — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: spat (II) + fall : the settling and attachment of young bivalves (as oysters or mussels) to the substrate * * * spatˈfall noun 1. A mass of planktonic shellfish larvae which has settled on the seabed prior to developing … Useful english dictionary
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