anestrus

[ an-es-truhs ]

nounZoology.
  1. (in some female mammals) the interval of sexual inactivity between two breeding cycles.

Origin of anestrus

1
First recorded in 1925–30; an-1 + estrus
  • Also especially British, an·oes·trus [an-es-truhs, -ee-struhs] /ænˈɛs trəs, -ˈi strəs/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for anestrus

anestrus

/ (ænˈiːstrəs) /


noun
  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of anoestrus

Derived forms of anestrus

  • anestrous, adjective

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