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anoestrus
/ ænˈiːstrəs /
noun
- a period of sexual inactivity between two periods of oestrus in many mammals
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Derived Forms
- anˈoestrous, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anoestrus1
C20: New Latin; see an- , oestrus
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