Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various fishes, especially the tilapias and other cichlids, that hold their eggs and sometimes their developing young in the mouth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any animal that cares for its
offspring , eithereggs orjuveniles , by holding them in theirmouths for extended periods of time.
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Examples
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This species is a maternal mouthbrooder, meaning the eggs are carried, hatch, and develop in the mothers mouth (buccal cavity), for about three weeks.
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This species is a maternal mouthbrooder, meaning the eggs are carried, hatch, and develop in the mothers mouth (buccal cavity), for about three weeks.
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This species is a maternal mouthbrooder, meaning the eggs are carried, hatch, and develop in the mothers mouth (buccal cavity), for about three weeks.
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The Banggai cardinalfish is a paternal mouthbrooder.
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