Monoestrous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That comes into oestrus, and thus mates, only once per year not-comparable

    "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 ]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having one estrous cycle per year wordnet

Synonyms

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estrousmonestrous

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"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 ]."

Etymology

From mono- + oestrous.

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