diestrus
Multiple Entries:diestrus dioestrus
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diestrus
▶noun US spelling of dioestrus.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dioestrus /dʌɪˈiːstrəs/ (US diestrus)
▶noun Zoology (in most female mammals) a period of sexual inactivity between recurrent periods of oestrus.
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