Proestrous
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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 ]."
Example
More examples"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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