NOUN | state | 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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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 | diestrum | |
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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