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Noun: diestrus  dI'e-strus
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: dioestrus)
  1. (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 diestrus and not ready for breeding";
    - diestrum, dioestrus [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: diestruses

Type of: anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus

Encyclopedia: Diestrus