- estral cycle
- noun Date: 1941 estrous cycle
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
estral cycle
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estrous cycle — n the correlated phenomena of the endocrine and generative systems of a female mammal from the beginning of one period of estrus to the beginning of the next called also estral cycle, estrus cycle * * * the type of sexual cycle seen in most adult … Medical dictionary
estrous cycle — noun Date: 1900 the correlated phenomena of the endocrine and reproductive systems of a female mammal from the beginning of one period of estrus to the beginning of the next called also estral cycle, estrus cycle … New Collegiate Dictionary
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estralcycle — estral cycle n. The estrous cycle. * * * … Universalium
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es|tral — «EHS truhl», adjective. = estrous: (Cf. ↑estrous) »estral cycle … Useful english dictionary
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