Oestrus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Variant of estrus.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.
  • n. A bite or sting.
  • n. A passion or frenzy.
  • n. A female animal's readiness to mate; heat, rut.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvæ in the nasal cavities of sheep is œstrus ovis.
  • n. A vehement desire.
  • n. The periodical sexual impulse of animals; the period during which female animals are most receptive to males; heat; rut.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A gadfly; a breeze.
  • n. A vehement urging; a stimulus; an incitement.
  • n. [capitalized] The typical genus of Œstridæ.
  • n. The climax or height of the period of sexual desire in female mammals. This is preceded by the procestrum and followed by the metœstrum.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
  • n. type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
  • n. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    physiological state    physical condition    physiological condition    arthropod genus   
    Cross Reference
    frenzy   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    heat    rut    rage    passion   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    well-insulated    Welland    dust-filled    well-lined    rutty   
     
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