oestrus

oestrus is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
2. noun. A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.
3. noun. type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
4. noun. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

   Synonyms: estrus, heat, rut

Synonyms

estrus, heat, rut

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in oestrus:

estrous, ousters, sestuor, sourest, souters, stoures, toruses, trousse, tussore

Common word forms

oestruses

Words from these letters

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