postbreeding

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adjective

After (finishing) breeding

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Meanings

adjectivepostbreeding (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAfter (finishing) breeding

    (Note that not all females bred, so this also affects the size differences between treatment groups for postbreeding females).

    2015 July 3, Rose E O’Dea et al., “Maternal effects on offspring size and number in mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki”, in Ecology and Evolution, volume 5, →DOI

Origin

From post- + breeding.

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APA

postbreeding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postbreeding

MLA

“postbreeding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postbreeding. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postbreeding,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postbreeding.

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