anestrus

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(an estrəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•es•trus  (an estrəs),USA pronunciation n. [Zool.]
  1. Physiology, Zoology(of a female mammal) the interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of heat or rut.
Also, anoestrus. 
  • an-1 + estrus 1925–30

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