OESTRUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Oestrus mean? 

• OESTRUS (noun)
  The noun OESTRUS has 2 senses:

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

2. type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies

  Familiarity information: OESTRUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OESTRUS (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 ("oestrus" is a kind of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Oestrus; Oestrus

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Oestrus"):

Oestrus ovis; sheep botfly; sheep gadfly (larvae are parasitic on sheep)

Holonyms ("Oestrus" is a member of...):

family Hypodermatidae; family Oestridae; Hypodermatidae; Oestridae (warble flies)