Semelparousness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fact or state of being semelparous. uncountable

    "A biologically unusual feature of the antechinus is semelparousness, defined as reproducing or breeding only once in a lifetime."

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"A biologically unusual feature of the antechinus is semelparousness, defined as reproducing or breeding only once in a lifetime."

Etymology

From semelparous + -ness.

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