Definition of Dioestrus

1. Noun. A period of sexual inactivity (in female mammals) between periods of oestrus. ¹

2. Noun. (alternative form of dioestrus) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dioestrus

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dioestrus

diodon
diodone
diodont
diodoquin
dioecies
dioeciously
dioeciousness
dioecism
dioecisms
dioecy
dioestrous
dioestrual
dioestruses
diogenes
diogenite
diogenites
diogenitic
dioic
dioicus
diol
diolamine
diolate
diolefin
diolefins
diolein

Literary usage of Dioestrus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Two of the heifers had prolonged dioestrus, but otherwise they remained clinically healthy. The third one had transient pyrexia and diarrhoea, ..."

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