Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monoestrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mo-noe-strous
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That comes into oestrus, and thus mates, only once per year

Example Sentences

"Eurasian, Canada and Iberian lynx are monoestrous, i.e., mate only once in a year, with breeding seasons in January–April, February–April and January–February, respectively [1 –4 ]."

Etymology

From mono- + oestrous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mono

Synonyms

monestrous

Questions

What does monoestrous mean?: That comes into oestrus, and thus mates, only once per year
Where does monoestrous come from?: From mono- + oestrous.

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