OESTRUS


Meaning of OESTRUS in English

[ 'i:strəs , 'ɛstrəs ]

( US estrus )

■ noun a recurring period of sexual receptivity and fertility in many female mammals; heat.

Derivatives

oestrous adjective

Origin

C17: from Gk oistros 'gadfly or frenzy'.

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