mouthbrooding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

mouthbrooding

Etymology

From mouth + brooding.

Related words

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