œstrus
English edit
Noun edit
œstrus (countable and uncountable, plural œstruses or œstri)
- Obsolete form of oestrus.
- 1903, Francis H[ugh] A[dam] Marshall, The Œstrous Cycle and the Formation of the Corpus Luteum in the Sheep (Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, series B, volume 196), London: […] [F]or the Royal Society by Dulau and Co., […], page 67:
- Œstrus was noted in a Black-faced ewe (not a virgin) in the beginning of February, and the ewe was served by a ram of its own breed.
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
œstrus m (plural œstrus)
Further reading edit
- “œstrus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.