🔄 Synonyms of "Oestrus"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 oestrusnoun | type genus of the oestridae: sheep botflies |
↔️ Antonyms of "Oestrus"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| anoestrusnoun | Alternative 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.] |
| anestrumnoun | Synonym of anestrus. |
| anoestrumnoun | Synonym 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. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Oestrus"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 oestrusnoun | type genus of the oestridae: sheep botflies |
| partumnoun | — |
| oestroidnoun | Any fly of the superfamily Oestroidea |
| bot flynoun | Alternative form of botfly. [One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.] |
| gadflynoun | A person or thing that irritates or instigates. |
| botflynoun | One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans. |
| forest flynoun | A 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 flynoun | Any of a group of flies, Gasterophilinae, that are parasitic to equines. |
| ocydromenoun | Any beetle of the genus Ocydromus. |
| burrel flynoun | The botfly or gadfly of cattle (Hypoderma bovis). |
| eye flynoun | Any 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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