diestrous

di·es·trus

D0213500 (dī-ĕs′trəs) also di·es·trum (-trəm)n. In most female mammals, a short period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods, during which the uterus is prepared for a fertilized ovum.

[di(a)- + estrus.]

di·es′trous adj.

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Adj.

diestrous - (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivitydiestrual, dioestrous, dioestrualanestrous - (of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat; "an anestrous bitch"

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diestrous

di·es·trous

(dī-es'trŭs), Pertaining to diestrus.

di·es·trous

(dī-es'trŭs) Pertaining to diestrus.
Synonym(s): dioestrous.

diestrous

Synonyms for diestrous

adj (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity

Synonyms

diestrual
dioestrous
dioestrual

Related Words

anestrous

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