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diestrous

diestrous adjective: of or relating to the diestrus, a period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods.

Adjective

diestrous (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the diestrus, a period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods.
  2. Having two periods of estrus in a year.

Forms of diestrous

alternative formdioestrous

Questions about diestrous

What does diestrous mean?
Diestrous means of or relating to the diestrus, a period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods.
What part of speech is diestrous?
Diestrous is an adjective.

Words near diestrous in the dictionary

  1. diesterify
  2. diesterifying
  3. diesters
  4. diestock
  5. diestocks
  6. diestrous
  7. diestrum
  8. diestrus
  9. diet
  10. Diet Coke
  11. Diet Cokes

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