anestrus

[ an-es-truh s ]
/ ænˈɛs trəs /

noun Zoology.

(of a female mammal) the interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of heat or rut.
Also anoestrus.

Origin of anestrus

First recorded in 1925–30; an-1 + estrus

Words nearby anestrus

anesthetic depth, anesthetic leprosy, anesthetist, anesthetize, anestrous, anestrus, anethole, aneto, anetoderma, aneuch, aneuploid

British Dictionary definitions for anestrus

anestrus
/ (ænˈiːstrəs) /

noun

a variant spelling (esp US) of anoestrus

Derived forms of anestrus

anestrous, adjective