ESTRUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

Synonyms:

estrus; heat; oestrus; rut

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("estrus" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Antonym:

anestrus (applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods of estrus)

Derivation:

estrous ((of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat)