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nounmouthbreeder (plural mouthbreeders)
plural mouthbreeders
- biologySynonym of mouthbrooder.
The parents of certain African and Asian fishes show a sacrificial devotion to their young that must surely surpass the devotion of any other members of the animal kingdom. The mother or father mouthbreeder carries the eggs and babies around in his or her mouth.
1968, Alan Mark Fletcher, “The Mouthbreeder”, in Unusual Aquarium Fishes, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J. B. Lippincott Company, →OCLC, page 83Synonyms: mouthbrooder
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nounSynonym of mouthbrooder.
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