anoestrum

Questions about anoestrum

What does anoestrum mean?

anoestrum means "applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus".

How many syllables are in anoestrum?

anoestrum has 4 syllables: a-no-e-strum. The stress falls on "no".

What is another word for anoestrum?

Close synonyms include anestrus, anestrum, anoestrus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anoestrum a common word?

anoestrum is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.