Anoestrus
Anoestrus noun - Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus.
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Diestrus
Diestrus noun - (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity.
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