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Noun: anestrus
  1. Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
    - anestrum, anoestrus, anoestrum

Derived forms: anestruses

See also: anestric

Type of: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state

Antonym: estrus [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Anestrus

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