(n) (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity, Syn. diestrum
adj. in a period of sexual inactivity; -- of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season. Syn. -- dioestrous, dioestrual. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity; -- of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season. Syn. -- diestrum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]