mating season

noun

: the time of year when an animal mates

Examples of mating season in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During the mating season, males gather in choruses and call to attract mates. — Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

One-hundred-fifty years of scientific study has revealed surprising details about Colorado’s past, like a coastline where dinosaurs migrated and sometimes gathered to dance like today’s birds during mating season. — Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026

Lizzie’s newfound happiness is shattered at the end of the second episode, however, when Abby enters her stepdaughter’s dovecote and beheads every bird inside after growing increasingly annoyed with their cooing during mating season. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Coyotes are known to become more aggressive around mating season. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026

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