anoestrus in British English
or US anestrus (ænˈiːstrəs) or anoestrum (ænˈiːstrəm)
nouna period of sexual inactivity between two periods of oestrus in many mammals
Derived forms
anoestrous (anˈoestrous) or US anestrous (anˈestrous) adjective
Word origin
C20: New Latin; see
an-,
oestrus