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oestrous

[es-truhs, ee-struhs]

adjective

estrous.

Origin:
oestr(us) + -ous

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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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