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OESTRUS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies

Synonyms:

genus Oestrus; Oestrus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

estrus; heat; oestrus; rut

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

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