diestrous

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Adjective diestrous has 1 sense

diestrous, dioestrous, diestrual, dioestrual - (of animals that have several estrous cycles in one breeding season) in a period of sexual inactivity
Antonym: estrous (indirect, via anestrous)

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Diestrous

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: Referring to or characteristic of a type of estrus cycle in mammals, typically found in dogs, where the female experiences two estrus periods per year.

Sample Sentences:

Female dogs in a diestrous cycle are most receptive to mating during the second phase of their cycle.
In diestrous animals, the ovulation process occurs during the second estrus period.
During the diestrous cycle, hormonal changes prepare the female dog's body for possible pregnancy.

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