Noun: diestrum
- (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
"The veterinarian explained that the dog was in diestrum and not ready for breeding";
- diestrus [N. Amer], dioestrus [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: diestrums
Type of: anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus
Encyclopedia: Diestrum