DIESTRUS


Meaning of DIESTRUS in English

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

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