| ADJECTIVE | all | diestrual, diestrous, dioestrous, dioestrual | (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity |
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| Meaning | (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity. | |
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| Synonyms | diestrous, dioestrous, dioestrual | |
| Broader | anestrous | (of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus |
| Nouns | diestrus, diestrum | (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity |
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