dioestrus

[ dahy-es-truh s, -ee-struh s ]
/ daɪˈɛs trəs, -ˈi strəs /

noun British.

British Dictionary definitions for dioestrus

dioestrus

US diestrus

/ (daɪˈiːstrəs) /

noun

a period of sexual inactivity between periods of oestrus in animals that have several oestrous cycles in one breeding season