oestrus
[ es-truh s, ee-struh s ]
/ ˈɛs trəs, ˈi strəs /
noun
Origin of oestrus
1690–1700; < Latin < Greek
oîstros gadfly, sting, madness
Words nearby oestrus
oestriol,
oestrogen,
oestrone,
oestrous,
oestrous cycle,
oestrus,
oeuvre,
of,
of a kind,
of a piece,
of a sort
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British Dictionary definitions for oestrus
oestrus
US estrus or US estrum (ˈiːstrəm, ˈɛstrəm)
/ (ˈiːstrəs, ˈɛstrəs) /
noun
a regularly occurring period of sexual receptivity in most female mammals, except humans, during which ovulation occurs and copulation can take place; heat
Derived forms of oestrus
oestrous, oestral, US estrous or estral, adjectiveWord Origin for oestrus
C17: from Latin
oestrus gadfly, hence frenzy, from Greek
oistros
Medical definitions for oestrus
oestrus
[ ĕs′trəs ]
n.
Variant ofestrus