estrus
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noun Zoology.
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Also, es·trum [es-truh
m] , oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
[es-truhm] , oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
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estrus (ˈɛstrəs, ˈiːstrəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the usual US spelling of oestrus | |
| 'estrous | |
| —adj | |
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| oestrus, estrus or estrum (ˈiːstrəs, ˈɛstrəs, ˈiːstrəm, ˈɛstrəm) | |
| —n | |
| a regularly occurring period of sexual receptivity in most female mammals, except humans, during which ovulation occurs and copulation can take place; heat | |
| [C17: from Latin oestrus gadfly, hence frenzy, from Greek oistros] | |
| estrus, estrus or estrum | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Latin oestrus gadfly, hence frenzy, from Greek oistros] | |
| estrum, estrus or estrum | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from Latin oestrus gadfly, hence frenzy, from Greek oistros] | |
| 'oestrous, estrus or estrum | |
| —adj | |
| 'oestral, estrus or estrum | |
| —adj | |
| 'estrous, estrus or estrum | |
| —adj | |
| 'estral, estrus or estrum | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
estrus
1850, from L. oestrus "frenzy, gadfly," from Gk. oistros "gadfly, breeze, sting, mad impulse" (probably cognate with Lith. aistra "violent passion," L. ira "anger"). Earliest English sense is of "frenzied passion;" first attested 1890 with meaning "rut in animals, heat." Related: Estrous.
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| estrus (ěs'trəs) Pronunciation Key
A regularly recurring period in female mammals other than humans during which the animal is sexually receptive. Estrus occurs around the time of ovulation. Also called heat. |
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In the wild, nature has tied ovulation closely to the availability of food, and in times of scarcity estrus may not occur.
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