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anestrus
[ an-es-truhs ]
/ ænˈɛs trəs /
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noun Zoology.
(of a female mammal) the interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of heat or rut.
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Medical definitions for anestrus
anestrus
[ ăn-ĕs′trəs ]
n.
An interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus in female mammals that breed cyclically.
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