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ovophile

ovophile noun: a mouthbrooding member of the fish family Cichlidae.

Noun

ovophile (plural ovophiles)

  1. A mouthbrooding member of the fish family Cichlidae.

Forms of ovophile

pluralovophiles

Origin of ovophile

From ovo- + -phile.

Questions about ovophile

What does ovophile mean?
Ovophile means a mouthbrooding member of the fish family Cichlidae.
What part of speech is ovophile?
Ovophile is a noun.
What is the plural of ovophile?
The plural of ovophile is ovophiles.

Words near ovophile in the dictionary

  1. ovoo
  2. ovoos
  3. ovopathy
  4. ovoperoxidase
  5. ovoperoxidases
  6. ovophile
  7. ovophiles
  8. ovophobia
  9. ovoplasma
  10. ovoposition
  11. ovoprotection

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