发情期 (fā qíng qī) — (of animals) estrus, heat period
Definition
A biology term for the period when an animal is fertile and ready to mate (in heat / estrus). It refers to animals, not humans, and is far more formal/scientific than everyday words like 来例假.
noun
(of animals) estrusheat period
Examples
- 发情期。Zhè zhī māo zhèng zài fā qíng qī qī.This cat is in heat.
- 发情期。Dòng wù de fā qíng qī qī tōng cháng hěn duǎn.Animals' heat periods are usually very short.
- 发情期。Kē xué jiā yán jiū le hóu zi zài fā qíng qī qī de xíng wéi.Scientists studied the behavior of monkeys during estrus.
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