anoestrus

[an-es-truh s, -ee-struh s]

noun

anestrus.

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British Dictionary definitions for anoestrus

anoestrus

US anestrus

noun

a period of sexual inactivity between two periods of oestrus in many mammals

Derived Formsanoestrous or US anestrous, adjective

Word Origin for anoestrus

C20: New Latin; see an-, oestrus

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