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English noun: oestrus | |||
| 1. | oestrus (state) applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity | ||
| Synonyms | estrus, heat, rut | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | ||
| Antonyms | anestrum, anestrus, anoestrum, anoestrus | ||
| 2. | Oestrus (animal) type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies | ||
| Synonyms | genus Oestrus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arthropod genus | ||
| Member holonym | Oestrus ovis, sheep botfly, sheep gadfly | ||
| Member meronym | family Hypodermatidae, family Oestridae, Hypodermatidae, Oestridae | ||
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