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mouthbrooder
(mouth|brood¦er)
Pronunciation:
/ˈməʊθbruːdə/
noun
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
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