Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proestrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: proe-strous
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Leading to estrus.

Example Sentences

"It has been shown that male dogs get sexually excited on perceiving the urine and vaginal discharge of females in heat [71 ], and they also sniff and lick the anogenital regions of females in the proestrous stage [72 ]."

Etymology

From pro- + estrous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pro

Questions

What does proestrous mean?: Leading to estrus.
Where does proestrous come from?: From pro- + estrous.

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