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mouthbreeders

mouthbreeders is the plural of mouthbreeder.

Meaning of mouthbreeder

Noun

mouthbreeder (plural mouthbreeders)

  1. Synonym 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 83
    Synonyms:
    mouthbrooder

Questions about mouthbreeders

What is mouthbreeders the plural of?
Mouthbreeders is the plural of mouthbreeder.

Words near mouthbreeders in the dictionary

  1. mouthbreathe
  2. mouthbreather
  3. mouthbreathers
  4. mouthbreathing
  5. mouthbreeder
  6. mouthbreeders
  7. mouthbrooder
  8. mouthbrooders
  9. mouthbrooding
  10. mouthbrush
  11. mouthbrushes

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