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ANOESTRUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anoestrum mean? 

ANOESTRUM (noun)
  The noun ANOESTRUM has 1 sense:

1. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrusplay

  Familiarity information: ANOESTRUM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANOESTRUM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

anestrum; anestrus; anoestrum; anoestrus

Hypernyms ("anoestrum" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anoestrum"):

diestrum; diestrus ((of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity)


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