Oestrum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oestrum is a noun meaning (figurative, now rare) Something that stings or incites one to frenzy or action; an impulse or passion.
Meaning
(figurative, now rare) Something that stings or incites one to frenzy or action; an impulse or passion.
More Meanings
- (physiology, zoology, now rare) Estrus.
- (obsolete) A biting insect; a gadfly or botfly.
Example Sentences
In the œstrum or gadfly, the wimble draws out like the pieces of a spy-glass […].
Word Forms
- oestrums
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oestrus, boud, ostridge, anoestrum, ovarium, ovulum.
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