estrus
pronunciation
How to pronounce estrus in British English:
UK ['estrəs]
How to pronounce estrus in American English:
US ['estrəs]
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- Noun:
- applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
Word Origin
- estrus (n.)
- 1850, "frenzied passion," from Latin oestrus "frenzy, gadfly," from Greek oistros "gadfly; breeze; sting; anything which makes one mad, mad impulse," perhaps from a PIE *eis- (1), forming words denoting passion (see ire). First attested 1890 with specific meaning "rut in animals, sexual heat." Earliest use in English (1690s) was for "a gadfly." Related: Estrous (1900).
Example
- 1. Synchronization of estrus has many advantages but .
- 2. Estrus season is very intense competition for a spouse , each group only the capacity of an adult male horse there .
- 3. The female dog reaches sexual maturity at 6-8 months of age , and has two estrus cycles per year .
- 4. The next estrus was delayed .
- 5. You still need to conduct estrus detection .