Diestrual and Estrous

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Diestrual adjective - (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity.

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Estrous is an antonym for diestrual.

Estrous adjective - (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat.

Usage example: the estrous cycle

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Diestrual is an antonym for estrous.

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Estrous and Diestrual. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diestrual/estrous

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