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monestrous

American

[mon-es-truhs] / mɒnˈɛs trəs /

especially British, monoestrous

adjective

Zoology.

having one estrous cycle annually or during a breeding season, as a dog does.

Etymology

Origin of monestrous

First recorded in 1895–1900; mon- + estrous

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