anoestrus

British

/ ænˈiːstrəs /

noun

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

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anoestrous

adjective

Etymology

Origin of anoestrus

C20: New Latin; see _an- , _oestrus

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anoestrus

In anoestrus the orifice is sealed, the genitalia are reduced in size and the skin in the genital region is white.

From Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana by Fitch, Henry S.

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