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dioestrus
dioestrus (daɪˈiːstrəs) or diestrusn (Zoology) a period of sexual inactivity between periods of oestrus in animals that have several oestrous cycles in one breeding seasondi•es•trus (daɪˈɛs trəs)
n. an interval of sexual inactivity between periods of estrus. [1940–45; di-3 + estrus] di•es′trous, adj. EncyclopediaSeediestrusdioestrus
di·es·trus (dī-es'trŭs) A period of sexual quiescence intervening between two periods of estrus.
Synonym(s): dioestrus. [G. dia, between, + oistros, desire]dioestrus the sexually inactive period in animals which possess more than one period of sexual activity (heat) per year. |