oestrus
/ˈiːstɹəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[…] and which is produced by the larvae of oestri and particularly of Oestrus hemorrhoidalis."
- "If this is inseparable from the oeconomy of nature, it necessarily follows that man must be subject to the depredations of oestri, ichneumons, . . . and perhaps, thousands of others, which the senses, aided by the directions of a correct understanding, may be able to trace in a way that will fall very little short of absolute demonstration."
- "In those monoestrous species in which the male is capable all the year round, it is found that the oestri of individual females come at different seasons."
- "A vasectomized Philippine carabao bull was used as a teaser to determine the occurrence and recurrence of oestri."
- "An evaluation was carried out so that the mean number of oestri per one animal was calculated for 14 days in the three periods: […]"
- "Intervals between oestri and between ovulations in dairy cows within 100 days post partum"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂-der. Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros)der. Latin oestrusbor. English oestrus Borrowed from Latin oestrus (“gadfly, sting, frenzy”), from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eys-, used to form words denoting passion; see also Latin īra (“anger”), Lithuanian aistra (“violent passion”), Avestan 𐬀𐬈𐬯𐬨𐬀 (aesma, “anger”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin