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polyoestrous
polyoestrous adj.
Brit. 
/ˌpɒlɪˈiːstrəs/
, /ˌpɒlɪˈiːstrəs/U.S. /ˌpɑliˈistrəs/
(also polyestrous) [Compare monoestrous adj., diœstrous adj. at diœstrus n. Derivatives] Zoology (of an animal) ovulating more than once each breeding season; (of a reproductive cycle) characterized by such ovulation./ˌpɑliˈistrəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [adjective] > relating to mating > in specific reproductive phase
hot?a1300
rutey timec1400
jolly1535
proud1575
rutting1575
rank1600
musth1839
oestrual1857
oestral1877
diœstrous1900
oestrous1900
polyoestrous1900
1900 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. Nov. 16 There are two forms of sexual season evident in female mammals; the monœstrous, in which there is only a single œstrus at one or more particular times of the year (bitch), and the polyœstrous, in which there are two or more concurrent diœstrous cycles at a particular time of the year (mare).
1946 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 133 250 The ovarian cycle is polyoestrous, that is, the oestrous cycles recur throughout the breeding season.
1997 Q. Rev. Biol. 72 253 The molossids [sc. bats] are mostly polyestrous at tropical and temperate latitudes.
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