English Dictionary

mouthbreeder

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmaʊθbɹiːdə/

名詞

(zoology) Synonym of mouthbrooder

日本語の意味

口内で卵や子を保育する動物（口内保育動物）

The mouthbreeder held the fry in her mouth for several weeks to protect them from predators.

その口の中で子を育てる魚は、外敵から守るために数週間稚魚を口の中に入れて保護した。

意味（1）

(zoology) Synonym of mouthbrooder

The parents of certain African and Asian fishes show a sacrificial devotion to their young that must surely surpass the devotion of any other members of the animal kingdom. The mother or father mouthbreeder carries the eggs and babies around in his or her mouth.

mouthbreeders （ plural ）