Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diestrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: die-strous
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the diestrus, a period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods.

adj

Having two periods of estrus in a year.

Inflected Forms

dioestrous (alternative)

Synonyms

dioestrous diestrual dioestrual

Questions

What does diestrous mean?: Of or relating to the diestrus, a period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods.

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