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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Also an·oes·trus .

Origin of anestrus

First recorded in 1925–30; an-¹ + estrus

Words nearby anestrus

anesthetic depth, anesthetic leprosy, anesthetist, anesthetize, anestrous, anestrus, anethole, Aneto, anetoderma, aneuch, aneuploid

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British Dictionary definitions for anestrus

anestrus

/ (ænˈiːstrəs) /

noun

a variant spelling (esp US) of anoestrus

Derived forms of anestrus

anestrous, adjective

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Medical definitions for anestrus

anestrus

[ ăn-ĕs′trəs ]

An interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus in female mammals that breed cyclically.