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Oestrus   Listen
noun
oestrus  n.  
1.
(Zool.) A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
2.
A vehement desire.
3.
Specifically: (Physiol.) The periodical sexual impulse of animals; the period during which female animals are most receptive to males; heat; rut.





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"Oestrus" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the oestrus bovis—so nearly resemble bots in the horse—or larvae oestrus equi—that, were it not for their increased size, they might readily be mistaken the one for the other. There is, however, one other difference, and that is in the rings which encircle the body; those of the former being perfectly smooth, ...
— Cattle and Their Diseases • Robert Jennings
... can I learn to do so: it is full of finest things, but it is monotonous, and has that air of being evolved by a Poetical Machine of the highest order. So it seems to be with him now, at least to me, the Impetus, the Lyrical oestrus, is gone. . . It is the cursed inactivity (very pleasant to me who am no Hero) of this 19th century which has spoiled Alfred, I mean spoiled him for the great work he ought now to be entering upon; the lovely and noble things he has done must remain. It is dangerous work this prophesying about ...
— Letters of Edward FitzGerald - in two volumes, Vol. 1 • Edward FitzGerald


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