- dioestrum
- n. period of sexual inactivity between 'heats'.♦ dioestrous, a.
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dioestrum
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dioestrum — n. time between the fertile periods (of female animals) … English contemporary dictionary
dioestrum — /daɪˈistrəm/ (say duy eestruhm) noun the period between the rutting periods, especially of female animals. {New Latin. See di 1, oestrus} …
dioestrum — I. noun see diestrus II. see dioestrus … Useful english dictionary
dioestrous — dioestrous, dioestrual, dioestrum, dioestrus chiefly Brit var of DIESTROUS, DIESTRUAL, DIESTRUM, DIESTRUS … Medical dictionary
dioestrus — or dioestrum variant of diestrus … Useful english dictionary
