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anestrus

(an es′trəs)

noun

in the breeding cycle of many mammals, the period of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus

Origin: an- + estrus

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anestrous adjective

See anestrus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus in female mammals that breed cyclically.

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