SPATULA

[noun] [C] - a cooking utensil with a wide flat blade which isn't sharp, used esp. for lifting, spreading and mixing foodsUse a spatula to lift the steaks out of the frying pan.A spatula is also a small piece of wood used by a doctor to hold someone's tongue down in order to examine their mouth or throat.(US) A (slotted) spatula is also a fish-slice. See at fish (ANIMAL). spawn (EGGS) [noun] [U] - the eggs of fish, frogs etc.See also frogspawn.