semelparousness

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noun

The fact or state of being semelparous.

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Meanings

nounsemelparousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fact or state of being semelparous.

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

    2024, David Owen, David Pemberton, Tasmanian Devil, Allen & Unwin, page 56

Origin

From semelparous + -ness.

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APA

semelparousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semelparousness

MLA

“semelparousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semelparousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semelparousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semelparousness.

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