1. Noun
A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
2. Noun
A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.
3. Noun
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
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