polyoestrous

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A form of polyestrous — Having multiple periods of estrus in a year, or during a breeding season.

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Meanings

adjectivepolyoestrous (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of polyestrous.

    Badgers are polyoestrous, having multiple oestrous cycles throughout the year [4 ].

    2015 October 15, “Reproductive Biology Including Evidence for Superfetation in the European Badger Meles meles (Carnivora: Mustelidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving more than one period of estrus per year

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Also see
estrouspolyestrous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From poly- + oestrous.

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APA

polyoestrous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyoestrous

MLA

“polyoestrous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyoestrous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyoestrous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyoestrous.

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