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oestrus

/es-truhs, ee-struhs/US // ˈɛs trəs, ˈi strəs //UK // (ˈiːstrəs, ˈɛstrəs) //

发情,发情期,雌性发情,雌性激素

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : estrus.

Examples

  • An apparent instance of hostility between rival males competing for an oestrus female was observed on September 2, 1950.

  • Vaginal smears at this stage often showed nucleated cells characteristic of oestrus.

  • Females examined in February mostly were perforate and many of them appeared to be in oestrus.

  • Females which had borne and suckled young were first found to be in oestrus 65 to 104 days after birth of the young.

  • It is, however, less prominent than in oestrus, and does not gape.