Meaning of monestrous | Babel Free

Definitions

Of or pertaining to a mammal, such as the dog, that only enters into heat once during each of its normal breeding cycles.

not-comparable

Examples

“The dog, wolf, and fox are monestrous, the fox and wolf having one and the dog two cycles in a year.”

“Males of monestrous species also exhibit a cycle, being sexually active only during the females' estrus.”

“Most wild carnivorous mammals are monestrous.”

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