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estrus
es·trus [ éstrəss ] or oes·trus [ éstrəss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
sexual heat: a regular period of sexual excitement in many female mammals, during which the animal seeks to mate
[Late 19th century. Via Latin oestrus "frenzy" < Greek oistros "gadfly"]
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