mating season

noun

: the time of year when an animal mates

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Deer lose this velvety coating in the fall during mating season, according to the Farmers' Almanac. Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 July 2025 The incident prompted the park to issue a warning to tourists: during mating season, bull elk are not to be messed with. Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 3 July 2025 This includes a scout snake program that fits radio telemetry trackers on 40 male pythons, so they can be tracked to reproductive females during mating season (November through April). Mark Price, Miami Herald, 9 June 2025 Alligator mating season in the Sunshine State runs from April through June. Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mating season

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“Mating season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mating%20season. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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