anoestrus

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A form of anestrus — In female placental mammals—excluding humans and great apes—a phase of the estrous cycle during which the sexual cycle rests.

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Meanings

nounanoestrus (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of anestrus.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounapplies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus

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physical conditionphysiological statephysiological condition
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anestrumanestrusanoestrum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

anoestrus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoestrus

MLA

“anoestrus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoestrus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anoestrus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoestrus.

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