Oestrus

Quick meaning: Oestrus is a noun meaning (countable) A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.

Meaning

(countable) A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.

More Meanings

1. (countable) A bite or sting.
2. (countable, archaic) A passion or frenzy.
3. (countable and uncountable, biology) A female animal's readiness to mate.

Example Sentences

Intervals between oestri and between ovulations in dairy cows within 100 days post partum

[…] and which is produced by the larvae of oestri and particularly of Oestrus hemorrhoidalis.

A vasectomized Philippine carabao bull was used as a teaser to determine the occurrence and recurrence of oestri.

An evaluation was carried out so that the mean number of oestri per one animal was calculated for 14 days in the three periods: […]

Word Forms

• oestruses
• oestri

Synonyms for oestrus

Depending on context, synonyms include estrus, heat, rut.

Antonyms for oestrus

Common opposites include anoestrus, anestrum, anoestrum, anestrus.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rut, estrus, heat, oestroid, bot fly, gadfly.

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