MONESTROUS

Meaning of MONESTROUS in English

adjective

also mon·oestrous (ˈ)män+

Etymology: mon- + estrous, oestrous

: experiencing estrus once each year : having a single annual breeding period

most wild carnivorous mammals are monestrous

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

MONESTROUS — adjective Date: 1900 experiencing estrus once each year or breeding season
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MONESTROUS — /mon es"treuhs/ , adj. of or pertaining to a mammal that has one estrus period per breeding season, as the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONESTROUS — adjective Date: 1900 : experiencing estrus once each year or breeding season
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MONESTROUS — [mon.es.trous] adj (1900): experiencing estrus once each year or breeding season
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MONESTROUS — Pronunciation: ( ˌ )mä- ' nes-tr ə s Function: adjective Date: 1900 : experiencing estrus once each year or breeding …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MONOESTROUS — variant of monestrous
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MONOESTROUS — /mon es"treuhs, -ee"streuhs/ , adj. monestrous.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ESTRUS — also spelled Oestrus, the period in the sexual cycle of female mammals, except the higher primates, during which they are …
Britannica English vocabulary

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