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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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Also an·oes·trus .

Origin of anestrus

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

Words nearby anestrus

anesthesiology, anesthetic, anesthetist, anesthetize, anestrous, anestrus, anethole, Aneto, aneuch, aneuploid, aneuploidy
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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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