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polyestrous

polyestrous

9.9
An animal whose females go into heat more than once a year
  • adjective
  • /ˌpɑːliˈɛstrəs/
  • Specialized
: poliestró
  • Cows are typically polyestrous, which means they can have several estrous cycles annually.

Examples

  • Unlike dogs, which are typically monoestrous, cats are polyestrous and go into heat multiple times annually.

  • The polyestrous nature of some mammals allows them to breed multiple times a year.

  • Cows are polyestrous animals, meaning they can breed several times throughout the year.

  • The reproductive cycle of polyestrous species allows for more opportunities to produce offspring each season.

  • Cows are polyestrous animals, meaning they can breed several times throughout the year.

  • The reproductive cycle of polyestrous species allows for more opportunities to produce offspring each season.

  • Unlike dogs, which are typically monoestrous, cats are polyestrous and go into heat multiple times annually.

Surface Forms

polyestrous positive

Morphology

polyestrous = estrous (transparent) = poly + estrus + ous

The word is transparently formed by prefixing poly- to estrous, so the biological meaning follows directly from the base.

Etymology

Polyestrous comes from poly- meaning 'many' and estrous meaning the time an animal is 'in heat'. So a polyestrous animal can go 'in heat' many times in a year and can breed several times.