| 释义 |
an·es·trus
\(ˈ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷trəs\ noun
also an·es·trum \-rəm\; or an·oes·trus \-rəs\; or an·oes·trum \-rəm\
(plural anes·tri \-ˌstrī\ ; or anes·tra \-_strə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from an- + estrus, estrum, oestrus, or oestrum
: the period of sexual quiescence between two periods of sexual activity in cyclically breeding mammals — compare estrus |