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mouthbrooder

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmaʊθbɹuːdə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈmaʊθˌbɹudɚ/

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noun

Meaning 1

Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its mouth for extended periods of time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mouthbreeder

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From mouth + brooder.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: muilbroeder — animal that cares of its offspring by holding them in its mouth
  • German: Maulbrüter — animal that cares of its offspring by holding them in its mouth
  • Japanese: マウスブルーダー — animal that cares of its offspring by holding them in its mouth
  • Norwegian: munnruger — animal that cares of its offspring by holding them in its mouth
  • Polish: gębacz — animal that cares of its offspring by holding them in its mouth
  • Polish: pyszczak — animal that cares of its offspring by holding them in its mouth
  • Swedish: munruvare — animal that cares of its offspring by holding them in its mouth