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Oestrus

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estrusnoun(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oestrus. [(countable) A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.]
heatnoun(uncountable) Thermal energy.
rutnoun(figurative) A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
genus oestrusnountype genus of the oestridae: sheep botflies

↔️ Antonyms of "Oestrus"

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anoestrusnounAlternative spelling of anestrus. [(zoology) In female placental mammals—excluding humans and great apes—a phase of the estrous cycle during which the sexual cycle rests.]
anestrumnounSynonym of anestrus.
anoestrumnounSynonym of anestrus.
anestrusnoun(zoology) In female placental mammals—excluding humans and great apes—a phase of the estrous cycle during which the sexual cycle rests.

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rutnoun(figurative) A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling.
estrusnoun(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oestrus. [(countable) A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.]
heatnoun(uncountable) Thermal energy.
genus oestrusnountype genus of the oestridae: sheep botflies
partumnoun
oestroidnounAny fly of the superfamily Oestroidea
bot flynounAlternative form of botfly. [One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.]
gadflynounA person or thing that irritates or instigates.
botflynounOne of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.
forest flynounA horsefly, any of numerous species of blood-sucking flies of the family Tabanidae.
opostegidnoun(zoology) Any moth in the family Opostegidae.
oecophoridnoun(zoology) Any in the family Oecophoridae of concealer moths.
horse bot flynounAny of a group of flies, Gasterophilinae, that are parasitic to equines.
ocydromenounAny beetle of the genus Ocydromus.
burrel flynounThe botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis).
eye flynounAny of various kinds of tiny black flies (especially of the family Chloropidae) which swarm around the eyes of people and animals.
nemestrinidnoun(zoology) Any fly of the family Nemestrinidae.
borboridnoun(zoology) Any fly of the family Borboridae (now Sphaeroceridae).
bostrichidnoun(zoology) Any beetle of the family Bostrichidae.
otitidnoun(zoology) Any species of the family Otitidae (now Ulidiidae) of picture-winged flies.

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