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ANESTRUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anestrum mean?
• ANESTRUM (noun)
The noun ANESTRUM has 1 sense:
1. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus
Familiarity information: ANESTRUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("anestrum" 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 "anestrum"):
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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