Word info

interbirth

Adjective

Meaning

interbirth (not comparable)

Between births

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Female orangutans have eight-year intervals between births, the longest interbirth intervals among the great apes. Source: Internet

Female mountain gorillas first give birth at 10 years of age and have four-year interbirth intervals. Source: Internet

Male chimps practice infanticide on unrelated young to shorten the interbirth intervals in the females. Source: Internet

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