mouthbrooder

English

WOTD – 22 May 2019

Etymology

A zebra mbuna (Maylandia zebra) mouthbrooding

The Darwin’s frog (Rhinoderma darwinii) is a mouthbrooder that carries embryos and tadpoles in its vocal sac until they metamorphose into frogs

mouth +‎ brooder.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊθbɹuːdə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmaʊθˌbɹudɚ/
Hyphenation: mouth‧brood‧er

Noun

mouthbrooder (plural mouthbrooders)

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from mouthbrooder

African mouthbrooder
blackchin mouthbrooder
blue Victoria mouthbrooder
dwarf Victoria mouthbrooder
Fuelleborn's mouthbrooder
Guenther's mouthbrooder
Katavi mouthbrooder
Lake Turkana mouthbrooder
Mozambique mouthbrooder
Paraguay mouthbrooder
southern mouthbrooder

Related terms

mouthbrooding

Translations

animal that cares of its offspring by holding them in its mouth

Dutch: muilbroeder (nl) m
German: Maulbrüter m
Japanese: マウスブルーダー

Norwegian: munnruger
Polish: gębacz m, pyszczak m
Swedish: munruvare

Further reading

mouthbrooder on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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