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Definition of Oestrus
1. Noun. Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity.
Generic synonyms: Physical Condition, Physiological Condition, Physiological State
Antonyms: Anestrus
Derivative terms: Estrous, Rut
2. Noun. Type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Hypodermatidae, Family Oestridae, Hypodermatidae, Oestridae
Member holonyms: Oestrus Ovis, Sheep Botfly, Sheep Gadfly
Definition of Oestrus
1. Noun. A biting fly of the genus ''Oestrus''; a botfly. ¹
2. Noun. A bite or sting. ¹
3. Noun. (archaic) A passion or frenzy. ¹
4. Noun. A female animal's readiness to mate; heat, rut. ¹
5. Noun. (alternative form of oestrus) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oestrus
1. estrus [n -ES] - See also: estrus
Medical Definition of Oestrus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Oestrus
Literary usage of Oestrus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Parasites of Man by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun (1916)
"0.</>. d. Clinic, 1903, No. 128). So far as is known, the eggs are deposited in
the nasal cavity. [oestrus ovis frequently occurs in man. MM. ..."
2. Contributions to the Study of the Early Development and Imbedding of the by Thomas Hastie Bryce, John Hammond Teacher, John Martin Munro Kerr (1908)
"This is immediately followed by the "oestrus," or "period of desire," during ...
If pregnancy does not occur, oestrus, after a brief space in which desire ..."
3. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1905)
"oestrus ovis, Linn. In Worcestershire this fly has proved very troublesome, a
correspondent at Aston Fields and another at Bromsgrove having suffered ..."
4. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"Salt-deficient diets have a definite effect on oestrus. ... The disturbance of
oestrus from fat-soluble Vitamin A deficiency is highly characteristic. ..."
5. Dictionary of Geology and Mineralogy: Comprising Such Terms in Botany by William Humble (1843)
"The hedgehog and mole are examples. over the wings, called haltères, the use of
which is not clearly understood : the oestrus, or gad-fly, the musca, ..."
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