anoestrus

Questions about anoestrus

What does anoestrus mean?

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

How many syllables are in anoestrus?

anoestrus has 4 syllables and divides as a-no-e-strus under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for anoestrus?

Close synonyms include anestrus, anestrum, anoestrum. 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 anoestrus a common word?

anoestrus 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.