mouthbrooding

As nouns the difference between terms and mouthbrooding

is that terms is while mouthbrooding is oral incubation; the care given by some animals, especially fishes, to their offspring by holding them in the mouth for extended periods of time.

Mouthbrooder is a related term of mouthbrooding.

As nouns the difference between mouthbrooder and mouthbrooding

is that mouthbrooder is (zoology) any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in their mouths for extended periods of time while mouthbrooding is oral incubation; the care given by some animals, especially fishes, to their offspring by holding them in the mouth for extended periods of time.

As nouns the difference between mouth and mouthbrooding

is that mouth is (anatomy) the opening of a creature through which food is ingested while mouthbrooding is oral incubation; the care given by some animals, especially fishes, to their offspring by holding them in the mouth for extended periods of time.

As a verb mouth

is to speak; to utter.

As nouns the difference between offspring and mouthbrooding

is that offspring is a person's daughter(s) and/or son(s); a person's children while mouthbrooding is oral incubation; the care given by some animals, especially fishes, to their offspring by holding them in the mouth for extended periods of time.

As nouns the difference between fish and mouthbrooding

is that fish is a cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills while mouthbrooding is oral incubation; the care given by some animals, especially fishes, to their offspring by holding them in the mouth for extended periods of time.

As a verb fish

is to try to catch fish, whether successfully or not.

As a proper noun Fish

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As nouns the difference between incubation and mouthbrooding

is that incubation is sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life within, by any process while mouthbrooding is oral incubation; the care given by some animals, especially fishes, to their offspring by holding them in the mouth for extended periods of time.