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Answer for the clue "Applies to nonhuman mammals a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus ", 8 letters:
anestrus

Word definitions for anestrus in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. In some female animals, a spell of sexual respite in between breeding periods.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus [syn: anestrum , anoestrus , anoestrum ] [ant: estrus ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
anestrus \anestrus\ n. 1. 1 a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus; -- applies to nonhuman mammals. [Also spelled anoestrus .]