n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ī - ' es-tr ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from dia- + estrus
Date: 1942
: a period of sexual quiescence that intervenes between two periods of estrus
– di · es · trous \ -tr ə s \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ī - ' es-tr ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from dia- + estrus
Date: 1942
: a period of sexual quiescence that intervenes between two periods of estrus
– di · es · trous \ -tr ə s \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012