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oestrus

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  OEstrus  \[OE]s"trus\,  n.  [L.,  a  gadfly;  also  frenzy,  fr.Gr.  ? 
  gadfly;  hence  sting,  fury,  insane  desire,  frenzy.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  genus  of  gadflies.  The  species  which  deposits 
  its  larv[ae]  in  the  nasal  cavities  of  sheep  is  {[oe]strus 
  ovis}. 
 
  2.  A  vehement  desire;  esp.  (Physiol.),  the  periodical  sexual 
  impulse  of  animals;  heat;  rut. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  oestrus 
  n  1:  applies  to  nonhuman  mammals:  a  state  or  period  of  heightened 
  sexual  arousal  and  activity  [syn:  {estrus},  {heat},  {rut}] 
  [ant:  {anestrus}] 
  2:  type  genus  of  the  Oestridae:  sheep  botflies  [syn:  {Oestrus}, 
  {genus  Oestrus}]




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