noun Etymology: New Latin, from dia- + estrus Date: 1942 a period of sexual quiescence that intervenes between two periods of estrus, diestrous adjective
DIESTRUS
Meaning of DIESTRUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012