[はつじょうき, hatsujouki] (n) mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
oestrus \oes"trus\, n. [L., a gadfly; also, frenzy, fr. Gr. ?
gadfly; hence, sting, fury, insane desire, frenzy.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits
its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is {oestrus
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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oestrus
n 1: applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of
heightened sexual arousal and activity [syn: {estrus},
{oestrus}, {heat}, {rut}] [ant: {anestrum}, {anestrus},
{anoestrum}, {anoestrus}]
2: type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies [syn: {Oestrus},
{genus Oestrus}]
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