"mouthbreather" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mouthbreathers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mouthbreather (plural mouthbreathers)
  1. Alternative spelling of mouth breather Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mouth breather
    Sense id: en-mouthbreather-en-noun-HQhlqu-5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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