anoestrus

noun

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

Roots

aan- · Greek · not, without oistrosoestr- · Greek · gadfly, frenzy, sexual heat us-us · Latin · masculine noun ending

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The word anoestrus breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: an-, from Greek a (“not, without”); oestr, from Greek oistros (“gadfly, frenzy, sexual heat”); and -us, from Latin us (“masculine noun ending”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.