diestrum

Plural: diestrums

Noun

• The period of sexual inactivity in female mammals between estrus cycles.
• (of animals having several estrous cycles in one breeding season) a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence between periods of activity
• The interval between two periods of estrus

Examples

• His opponent’s luck seemed to enter a DIESTRUM, offering no viable plays for several turns.

Synonyms

diestrus