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