单词 | polyestrous |
释义 | polyestrous in British English (ˌpɒlɪˈɛstrəs) adjective zoology characterized by multiple ovulation each breeding season polyestrous in American English (ˌpɑliˈestrəs) adjective having several estrus cycles annually or during a breeding season Also: polyoestrous Word origin [1895–1900; poly- + estrous]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: apothecaries' measure, backwind, cutback, frame of reference, neonpoly- is a combining form with the meanings “much, many” and, in chemistry, “polymeric,”used in the formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix poly- include: polyandrous, polyculture, polyethyleneExamples of 'polyestrous' in a sentence |
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