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semelparousness

semelparousness noun: the fact or state of being semelparous.

Noun

semelparousness (uncountable)

  1. The fact or state of being semelparous.
    • A biologically unusual feature of the antechinus is semelparousness, defined as reproducing or breeding only once in a lifetime.2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 56

Origin of semelparousness

From semelparous + -ness.

Questions about semelparousness

What does semelparousness mean?
Semelparousness means the fact or state of being semelparous.
What part of speech is semelparousness?
Semelparousness is a noun.

Words near semelparousness in the dictionary

  1. semelincident
  2. Semeljci
  3. semelparity
  4. semelparous
  5. semelparously
  6. semelparousness
  7. sememe
  8. sememes
  9. sememic
  10. sememically
  11. sememics

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