breeding season

noun

: the period of time when animals are mating

Examples of breeding season in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s 3 million deer ticks per deer, over one breeding season—even higher for the more fecund lone star tick. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Georgia and North Carolina also rope off breeding sites along with trapping and euthanizing predators such as foxes, raccoons and coyotes during breeding season. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

In recent decades, the Mediterranean waters have warmed to temperatures that allow the blue crabs to reproduce more successfully — sometimes multiple times within a single breeding season. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Echidnas, similar to the platypus, are monotremes, egg-laying mammals, and typically produce only one egg per breeding season, which incubates in the mother’s pouch, according to the San Diego Wildlife Alliance. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for breeding season

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