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Oestrus

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Noun

1. estrus, heat, oestrus, rut

applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

2. genus oestrus, oestrus

type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies

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Oestrus

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noun
a regularly occurring period of sexual receptivity in most female mammals, except humans, during which ovulation occurs and copulation can take place; heat

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Oestrus

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noun
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estrus

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Oestrus

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n.
Variant of estrus.

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