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monestrous

[ mon-es-truhs ]

adjective

, Zoology.
  1. having one estrous cycle annually or during a breeding season, as a dog does. Compare polyestrous ( def ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of monestrous1

First recorded in 1895–1900; mon- + estrous

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