DIESTROUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

diestrous; diestrual; dioestrous; dioestrual

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

anestrous ((of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat)

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