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oestrous Definition


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oestrus
estrus
noun
    1. zool.physiol.
      A regularly occurring but restricted period of sexual receptivity that occurs in most female mammals apart from humans. See also in or on heat at heat.
Derivative: oestrous
adj
    Derivative: oestral
    adj
      Etymology: 19c; 17c meaning ‘a biting insect of the genus Oestrus': from Greek oistros a gadfly noted for its frenzy.



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