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New Latin
First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above
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“Metestrus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metestrus. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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Medical Definition
metestrus
noun
met·es·trus
(ˈ)met-ˈes-trəs 
variants
or chiefly British metoestrus
: the period of regression that follows estrus
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