HyperDic: musth

English > 1 sense of the word musth:
NOUNtimemusthan annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants)
English > musth: 1 sense > noun 1, time
MeaningAn annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear.
Example"the frenzied elephant was in musth"
Broaderphase, stageAny distinct time period in a sequence of events

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