ESTRUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does estrus mean? 

• ESTRUS (noun)
  The noun ESTRUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: ESTRUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ESTRUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

estrus; heat; oestrus; rut

Hypernyms ("estrus" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Antonym:

anestrus (applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus)

Derivation:

estrous ((of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat)

 Context examples 

A progestogen-like compound used as a cattle feed additive for its growth promoting effects and suppression of estrus (heat) in heifers.

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