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Definitions
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin oestrus (“gadfly, sting, frenzy”), from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eys-, used to form words denoting passion; see also Latin īra (“anger”), Lithuanian aistra (“violent passion”), Avestan 𐬀𐬈𐬯𐬨𐬀 (aesma, “anger”).
Used in a sentence
“[…] and which is produced by the larvae of oestri and particularly of Oestrus hemorrhoidalis.”
“In those monoestrous species in which the male is capable all the year round, it is found that the oestri of individual females come at different seasons.”
“A vasectomized Philippine carabao bull was used as a teaser to determine the occurrence and recurrence of oestri.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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