| NOUN | state | diestrum, diestrus | (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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| Meaning | (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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| Synonym | diestrus | |
| Broader | anestrus, anestrum, anoestrus, anoestrum | applies to nonhuman mammals |
| Spanish | diestro, diestrum | |
| Catalan | diestrum | |
| Adjectives | diestrual | (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity |
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