estrous
English Thesaurus
1. (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat (adj.all)
| domain category | : | mammal, mammalian, |
| definition | : | any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk (noun.animal) |
| antonym | : | anestrous, |
| definition | : | (of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | estrus, heat, oestrus, rut, |
| definition | : | applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity (noun.state) |
| antonym | : | anestrous, |
| definition | : | (of lower mammals) not in a state of estrus; not in heat (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | estrus, heat, oestrus, rut, |
| definition | : | applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity (noun.state) |
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