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mouthbrooder

noun
/ˈmaʊθbɹuːdə/UK/ˈmaʊθˌbɹudɚ/US

Etymology

From mouth + brooder.

  1. derived from *bʰreh₁-✻ — “breath, mist, vapour, steam”
  2. inherited from *brōduz✻ — “heat, breeding”
  3. inherited from brōd — “brood; foetus; breeding, hatching”
  4. inherited from brood
  5. suffixed as brooder — “brood + er”
  6. compounded as mouthbrooder — “mouth + brooder”

Definitions

  1. Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its…

    Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its mouth for extended periods of time.

    • Mozambique mouthbrooders are native to coastal streams of southeast Africa, especially the Zambesi River, Mozambique.

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