"Bruce effect" meaning in All languages combined

See Bruce effect on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Bruce effects [plural]
Etymology: First noted in 1959 by Hilda M. Bruce. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Bruce effect (plural Bruce effects)
  1. (zoology) The tendency for female rodents to terminate their pregnancies following exposure to the scent of an unfamiliar male. Wikipedia link: Bruce effect Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-Bruce_effect-en-noun-qNs8WZGj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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