diestrus

/daɪˈɛstrəs/
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Definitions of diestrus
  1. noun
    (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
    synonyms: diestrum
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    type of:
    anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus
    applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
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