irritable male syndrome

English

Noun

irritable male syndrome (uncountable)

  1. An annual behaviour pattern in male Soay sheep and other mammals with a strictly seasonal breeding pattern, where falling testosterone levels after the mating season lead to nervous, withdrawn behaviour.
    Synonym: (initialism) IMS
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