Proestrous

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Leading to estrus. not-comparable

    "It has been shown that male dogs get sexually excited on perceiving the urine and vaginal discharge of females in heat [71 ], and they also sniff and lick the anogenital regions of females in the proestrous stage [72 ]."

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"It has been shown that male dogs get sexually excited on perceiving the urine and vaginal discharge of females in heat [71 ], and they also sniff and lick the anogenital regions of females in the proestrous stage [72 ]."

Etymology

From pro- + estrous.

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