oestrus

oes·trus  (strs)

n.

Variant of estrus.

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oestrus [ˈiːstrəs ˈɛstrəs] US, estrus, estrum [ˈiːstrəm ˈɛstrəm]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a regularly occurring period of sexual receptivity in most female mammals, except humans, during which ovulation occurs and copulation can take place; heat

[from Latin oestrus gadfly, hence frenzy, from Greek oistros]

oestrous , oestral US, estrous, estral adj

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estrus, oestrus

the condition of being in rut or sexual arousal, applied particularly to the female. Also spelled estrum, oestrum. — estrous, oestrous, adj.

See also: Animals

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the condition of being in rut or sexual arousal, applied particularly to the female. Also called est rum, oestrum. — estrous, oestrous, adj.

See also: Sex

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	oestrus - applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity estrus, rut, heat physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
	2.	Oestrus - type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies genus Oestrus arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods family Hypodermatidae, family Oestridae, Hypodermatidae, Oestridae - warble flies Oestrus ovis, sheep botfly, sheep gadfly - larvae are parasitic on sheep

Translations

oestrus estrus (US) [ˈiːstrəs] N → estro m