Definition of mouthbrooder in English:
mouthbrooder
nounˈməʊθbruːdəˈmouTHˌbro͞odər
A freshwater cichlid fish which protects its eggs (and in some cases its young) by carrying them in its mouth.
Sarotherodon and other genera, family Cichlidae
Example sentencesExamples
- But his head did not look swollen, like so many other mouthbrooders do when they are holding eggs or fry.
- Like them, they are polygamous mouthbrooders with no pair bonds and a tendency to harass females.
- Also from what I've heard, keyholes, festivum and kribs are not mouthbrooders; can you confirm this?
- A lot of Tilapia species are male mouthbrooders, hence the male will pick up the eggs once he has fertilized them.
- Some mouthbrooders deposit their eggs on the substrate where they look after them until the Larvae hatch.