diestrus

[ dahy-es-truhs ]

nounZoology.
  1. (in some female mammals) an interval of sexual inactivity within an estrous cycle, during which the uterus is preparing for pregnancy.

Origin of diestrus

1
First recorded in 1940–45; di-3 + estrus
  • Also especially British, di·oes·trus [dahy-es-truhs, dahy-ee-struhs] /daɪˈɛs trəs, daɪˈi strəs/ .

Other words from diestrus

  • di·es·trous, adjective

Words Nearby diestrus

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British Dictionary definitions for diestrus

diestrus

/ (daɪˈiːstrəs) /


noun
  1. the US spelling of dioestrus

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