n.
Pronunciation: ' r ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English rutte, from Middle French ruit rut, disturbance, from Late Latin rugitus roar, from Latin rugire to roar; akin to Middle Irish rucht roar, Old Church Slavic r ŭ ž ati to neigh
Date: 15th century
1 : an annually recurrent state of sexual excitement in the male deer broadly : sexual excitement in a mammal especially when periodic
2 : the period during which rut normally occurs ― often used with the