downstreamspawningbehavior
nounUK /ˌdaʊnstriːmˈspɔːnɪŋ bɪˌheɪvjə/
US /ˌdaʊnstriːmˈspɔːnɪŋ bɪˌheɪvjər/
The way some fish swim down a river to lay their eggs.
Scientists watched the salmon's downstreamspawningbehavior as the fish moved toward the sea to lay eggs.
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2. The pattern of releasing eggs or seeds that are carried away by flowing water.
The downstreamspawningbehavior of certain water plants helps their seeds spread along the river.
3. A computer model describing how tasks reproduce or copy themselves toward later stages of a process.
The team studied the downstreamspawningbehavior of the backup jobs in the pipeline.
4. In business, the tendency of new products or branches to emerge further along a supply chain.
Analysts noted a downstreamspawningbehavior as new suppliers appeared closer to the customer.