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metaestrous

metaestrous adjective: between the estrous and diestrous periods.

Adjective

metaestrous (not comparable)

  1. Between the estrous and diestrous periods

Origin of metaestrous

From meta- + estrous.

Questions about metaestrous

What does metaestrous mean?
Metaestrous means between the estrous and diestrous periods.
What part of speech is metaestrous?
Metaestrous is an adjective.

Words near metaestrous in the dictionary

  1. metaemotions
  2. metaepiphyseal
  3. metaepiphysis
  4. metaepistemology
  5. metaescaline
  6. metaestrous
  7. metaestrus
  8. metaethic
  9. metaethical
  10. metaethically
  11. metaethics

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