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| rut [ rut ] |
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sexual excitement in male deer: a period of sexual excitement that recurs annually in male ruminants, especially deer
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intransitive verb (past and past participle rut·ted, present participle rut·ting, 3rd person present singular ruts) |
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zoology be in rut: to be in a state of sexual excitement
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refers to male ruminants
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| [12th century. < Old French, "bellowing, roaring (of a stag in rut)" < late Latin rugitus "roaring" < Latin rugire "to roar"] |
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 rut·tish adjective |
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