| diestrum 
 
 (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
 • Syn:
 diestrus
 • Derivationally related forms:
 diestrual, diestrual (for: diestrus)
 • Hypernyms:
 anestrus, anestrum, anoestrus, anoestrum
 
 
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