Monestrous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Monestrous is an adjective meaning (biology) Of or pertaining to a mammal, such as the dog, that only enters into heat once during each of its normal breeding cycles.
Meaning
(biology) Of or pertaining to a mammal, such as the dog, that only enters into heat once during each of its normal breeding cycles.
Example Sentences
Most wild carnivorous mammals are monestrous.
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.
Synonyms for monestrous
Depending on context, synonyms include estrous, monoestrous.
Antonyms for monestrous
Common opposites include polyestrous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monoestrous, estrous, monotrematous, receptive, monotremous, mammalian.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.