oestrus
English Thesaurus
1. type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies (noun.animal)
2. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity (noun.state)
| antonym | : | anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus, |
| definition | : | applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | rut, |
| definition | : | be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | estrous, |
| definition | : | (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus, |
| definition | : | applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | rut, |
| definition | : | be in a state of sexual excitement; of male mammals (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | estrous, |
| definition | : | (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat (adj.all) |
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