dioestrus
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Related to dioestrus: polyoestrous, anoestrus
di·es·trus
(dī-es'trŭs)A period of sexual quiescence intervening between two periods of estrus.
Synonym(s): dioestrus.
Synonym(s): dioestrus.
[G. dia, between, + oistros, desire]
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dioestrus
the sexually inactive period in animals which possess more than one period of sexual activity (heat) per year.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005