anoestrus n 1: applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus [syn: {anestrus}, {anestrum}, {anoestrus}, {anoestrum}] [ant: {estrus}, {heat}, {oestrus}, {rut}]
anestrus \anestrus\ n. A state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus; -- applies to nonhuman mammals. [Also spelled {anoestrus}.] [WordNet 1.5]