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diestrus

Syllabification: (di·es·trus)
Pronunciation: /dīˈestrəs/
Definition of diestrus

noun

Zoology
  • (in most female mammals) a period of sexual inactivity between recurrent periods of estrus.

diestrus in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of diestrus in the British & World English dictionary