oestrus

noun

type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies

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

Roots

oistrosoestr- · Greek · gadfly, frenzy, sexual heat us-us · Latin · noun ending

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