年ねん中ちゅう発はつ情じょう期き

noun

year-round mating season

Used in biological or zoological contexts to describe animals that are in heat or capable of breeding throughout the year. Often applied to domesticated species like cats or rabbits, or humorously to humans.

• 猫ねこは年ねん中ちゅう発はつ情じょう期きの動どう物ぶつだと言いわれることがある。

  Cats are sometimes said to be animals with a year-round mating season.

• ウサギは年ねん中ちゅう発はつ情じょう期きに近ちかい状じょう態たいになる。

  Rabbits are in a state close to year-round estrus.