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adj
Having multiple periods of estrus in a year, or during a breeding season.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
having more than one period of estrus per year
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: polyoestrous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English estrous English polyestrous From poly- + estrous.
