estrus

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

heat rut oestrus season action application box pair couple appeal heating affair breed impulse mating
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Antonyms

anestrus frost avoid opposition answer hostility
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Hypernyms

physical condition physiological condition physiological state

Anagrams

russet struse suster sustre tusser surest

Examples

The sounds emanating from the uterine core of the Democratic Party are the subhuman grunts and growls one hears from animals in estrus or mid-feed. Something is terribly wrong with them." Ilana Mercer

Adult males may kill dependent offspring that are not theirs so the female will return to estrus and thus they can sire offspring of their own. Source: Internet

As with other canines, the ova are shed during estrus without the need for the stimulation of copulating. Source: Internet

Dogs do not experience menopause; the canine estrus cycle simply becomes irregular and infrequent. Source: Internet

Because some animals (such as dogs ) have a bloody discharge during estrus, it was assumed that menstruation was the corresponding most fertile time for women. Source: Internet

Depending on breed, on average, 16% of mares have double ovulations, allowing them to twin, though this does not affect the length of time of estrus or diestrus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

estruate estruation estrum estuance estuarial estuarially