estrous

[es-truhs]

es·trous

[es-truhs]
adjective
pertaining to or involving the estrus.


Origin:
1895–1900; see oestrous
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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World English Dictionary
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

estrus (ˈɛstrəs, ˈiːstrəs)
 
n
the usual US spelling of oestrus
 
'estrous
 
adj

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estrous es·trous (ěs'trəs)
adj.
Relating to or being in estrus.

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