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Definition of: metestrus
(met·es′trəs) noun Biol.
The period of sexual quiescence following estrus in female mammals: often spelled metoestrus, metoestrum. Also met·es′trum. [<NL <MET- + ESTRUS]
—met·es′trous adjective
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