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monoestrous

monoestrous adjective: that comes into oestrus, and thus mates, only once per year.

Adjective

monoestrous (not comparable)

  1. That comes into oestrus, and thus mates, only once per year
    • Eurasian, Canada and Iberian lynx are monoestrous, i.e., mate only once in a year, with breeding seasons in January–April, February–April and January–February, respectively [1 –4 ].2015 November 25, “Apoptosis-Related Factors in the Luteal Phase of the Domestic Cat and Their Involvement in the Persistence of Corpora Lutea in Lynx”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of monoestrous

From mono- + oestrous.

Questions about monoestrous

What does monoestrous mean?
Monoestrous means that comes into oestrus, and thus mates, only once per year.
What part of speech is monoestrous?
Monoestrous is an adjective.

Words near monoestrous in the dictionary

  1. monoesterification
  2. monoesterifications
  3. monoesterified
  4. monoesterify
  5. monoesters
  6. monoestrous
  7. monoestry
  8. monoethanolamide
  9. monoethanolamides
  10. monoethanolamine
  11. monoethanolamines

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