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mouthbreeder

noun
mouth·​breed·​er | \ ˈmau̇th-ËŒbrÄ“-dÉ™r How to pronounce mouthbreeder (audio) \

Definition of mouthbreeder

: any of several fishes that carry their eggs and young in the mouth especially : a North African cichlid fish (Haplochromis multicolor) often kept in aquariums

First Known Use of mouthbreeder

1927, in the meaning defined above

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