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perioestrus

perioestrus noun: the time surrounding oestrus (of a female animal).

Noun

perioestrus

  1. The time surrounding oestrus (of a female animal)

Origin of perioestrus

From peri- + oestrus.

Questions about perioestrus

What does perioestrus mean?
Perioestrus means the time surrounding oestrus (of a female animal).
What part of speech is perioestrus?
Perioestrus is a noun.

Words near perioestrus in the dictionary

  1. Perioecian
  2. Perioecians
  3. perioecus
  4. perioesophageal
  5. perioestrous
  6. perioestrus
  7. perioikoi
  8. Perioikos
  9. periolivary
  10. periondontal
  11. perionychia

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