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- noun Plural form of
brooder .
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Examples
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The brooders are incredibly expensive and from my experience and biological knowledge of quail (and pheasants for that matter) pen raised release is definitely NOT the way to go.
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The brooders are incredibly expensive and from my experience and biological knowledge of quail (and pheasants for that matter) pen raised release is definitely NOT the way to go.
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A northward retreat for the arctic benthic fauna may be delayed for the benthic brooders (the reproductive strategy for many dominant polar species), while species producing pelagic larvae are likely to be the first to colonize new areas in the Arctic (GA).
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They are highly colored, highly territorial and very specialized, and most species are mouth-brooders.
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"The Exiles" is a movie from the 1950s about young people finding their way in the big city, luminous black and white shots of neon lights, big cars and lonely brooders.
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They're presenting their own plans to fix our broken borders but not all of the presidential hopefuls are welcoming a debate about the tide of illegal aliens coming across our brooders.
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You used to be able to get some pretty intriguing brooders, you know, out of the young generation, or whatever that was, and then today you can get the clever and the witty and the sexy and the charming, and the this and that, but none of those things happen to be the proper tool for this kit.
Buzzine » Sean Penn 2007
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We use them for everything from a reef aquarium to water/land habitats to chick brooders.
Children Making Habitats Herrick Kimball 2005
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Got all 25 out to the coop/tractor 1 1/2 weeks ago because they were flying out of the brooders.
The Ruminations Begin..... Herrick Kimball 2005
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Others were quiet, introspective brooders who spent their offhours with books.
Rogue Warrior Marcinko, Richard 1992
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