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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: OEstrus (0.01038 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to OEstrus.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: oestrus
oestrus
n 1: applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened
sexual arousal and activity [syn:
estrus,
heat,
rut]
[ant:
anestrus]
2: type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies [syn:
genus Oestrus
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: OEstrus
OEstrus
\[OE]s"trus\, n. [L., a gadfly; also, frenzy, fr. Gr. ?
gadfly; hence, sting, fury, insane desire, frenzy.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits
its larv[ae] in the nasal cavities of sheep is
[oe]strus ovis
.
[1913 Webster]
2. A vehement desire.
[1913 Webster]
3. Specifically: (Physiol.) The periodical sexual impulse of
animals; the period during which female animals are most
receptive to males; heat; rut.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
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