diestrus
NounSynonyms:
diestrum
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activitySynonyms: diestrum
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
diestrus \diestrus\ n. a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity; -- of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season.
Syn: diestrum. [WordNet 1.5]