First Known Use: circa 1890
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estrus
noun es·trus \ˈes-trəs\
Definition of ESTRUS
: a regularly recurrent state of sexual excitability during which the female of most mammals will accept the male and is capable of conceiving : heat; also : a single occurrence of this state
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Origin of ESTRUS
New Latin, from Latin oestrus gadfly, frenzy, from Greek oistros — more at ire
Rhymes with ESTRUS
Medical Dictionary
estrus
noun es·trus \ˈes-trəs\
Medical Definition of ESTRUS
1
a : a regularly recurrent state of sexual excitability during which the female of most mammals will accept the male and is capable of conceiving : heat b : a single occurrence of this state
Variants of ESTRUS
es·trus or es·trum \-trəm\ or chiefly British oes·trus \ˈē-strəs\ or oes·trum \ˈē-strəm\
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