- estrous
- adjective Date: 1900 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of estrus 2. being in heat
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estrous — [es′trəs; ] Brit usually [ ē′strəs] adj. of, or having the characteristics of, estrus … English World dictionary
estrous — adjective (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat the estrous state the estrous cycle • Ant: ↑anestrous • Similar to: ↑monestrous, ↑monoestrous, ↑polyestrous, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
estrous — estrus (Brit. oestrus) ► NOUN ▪ a recurring period of sexual receptivity and fertility in many female mammals. DERIVATIVES estrous adjective. ORIGIN Greek oistros gadfly or frenzy … English terms dictionary
estrous cycle — estrous cycle. См. эстральный цикл. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
estrous cycle — n the correlated phenomena of the endocrine and generative systems of a female mammal from the beginning of one period of estrus to the beginning of the next called also estral cycle, estrus cycle * * * the type of sexual cycle seen in most adult … Medical dictionary
estrous cycle — n. the regular female reproductive cycle of most placental mammals that is under hormonal control and includes a period of heat, followed by ovulation and complex changes of the uterine lining … English World dictionary
Estrous cycle — Oestrus is also the biological genus name of the gadfly. The estrous cycle (also oestrous cycle; derived from Latin oestrus and originally from Greek οἶστρος meaning sexual desire) comprises the recurring physiologic changes that are induced by… … Wikipedia
estrous — /es treuhs/, adj. pertaining to or involving the estrus. Also, estral, oestrous. [1895 1900; see OESTROUS] * * * … Universalium
estrous — adjective Of, pertaining to, or in a state of estrus Syn: estral, oestral … Wiktionary
estrous — Pertaining to estrus. SYN: estrual. * * * es·trous es trəs or chiefly Brit oes·trous ē strəs adj 1) of, relating to, or characteristic of estrus 2) being in heat … Medical dictionary
