diestrus

n.

1.

a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity; - of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season.

Noun

1.

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

anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus, diestrum