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mouthbrooding

mouthbrooding noun: oral incubation; the care given by some animals, especially fishes, to their offspring by holding them in the mouth for extended periods of time.

Noun

mouthbrooding (uncountable)

  1. Oral incubation; the care given by some animals, especially fishes, to their offspring by holding them in the mouth for extended periods of time.

Origin of mouthbrooding

From mouth + brooding.

Questions about mouthbrooding

What does mouthbrooding mean?
Mouthbrooding means oral incubation; the care given by some animals, especially fishes, to their offspring by holding them in the mouth for extended periods of time.
What part of speech is mouthbrooding?
Mouthbrooding is a noun.

Words near mouthbrooding in the dictionary

  1. mouthbreathing
  2. mouthbreeder
  3. mouthbreeders
  4. mouthbrooder
  5. mouthbrooders
  6. mouthbrooding
  7. mouthbrush
  8. mouthbrushes
  9. mouthcare
  10. mouthcoating
  11. mouthcoatings

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