noun a vehement desire; ·esp. (physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.
2. oestrus ·noun a genus of gadflies. the species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
noun a vehement desire; ·esp. (physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.
2. oestrus ·noun a genus of gadflies. the species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012