English > estrus: 1 sense > noun 1, state| Meaning | applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual ... / sexual arousal and activity. |
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| Synonyms | oestrus, heat, rut |
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| Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
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| Opposite | anestrus, anestrum, anoestrus, anoestrum | applies to nonhuman mammals |
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| Spanish | brama, celo, estro, rodada, rodera |
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| Catalan | carrilada, rodera, zel |
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| Adjectives | estrous | (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus |
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