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What (who) is oestrus - definition

TYPE OF OVULATION CYCLE
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Oestrus         
·noun A vehement desire; ·esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.
II. Oestrus ·noun A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
oestrus         
['i:str?s, '?str?s]
(US estrus)
¦ noun a recurring period of sexual receptivity and fertility in many female mammals; heat.
Derivatives
oestrous adjective
Origin
C17: from Gk oistros 'gadfly or frenzy'.
Oestrus (mythology)         
In Greek mythology, Oestrus or Oistros (Ancient Greek: Οἴστρῳ, meaning 'gadfly' or 'sting') was one of the leaders of the satyrsNonnus, Dionysiaca 14.105 who joined the army of Dionysus in his campaign against India.

Wikipedia

Estrous cycle

The estrous cycle (from Latin oestrus 'frenzy', originally from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros) 'gadfly') is the set of recurring physiological changes that are induced by reproductive hormones in most mammalian therian females. Estrous cycles start after sexual maturity in females and are interrupted by anestrous phases, otherwise known as "rest" phases, or by pregnancies. Typically, estrous cycles repeat until death. These cycles are widely variable in duration and frequency depending on the species. Some animals may display bloody vaginal discharge, often mistaken for menstruation. Many mammals used in commercial agriculture, such as cattle and sheep, may have their estrous cycles artificially controlled with hormonal medications for optimum productivity. The male equivalent, seen primarily in ruminants, is called rut.

Examples of use of oestrus
1. "Oestrus doesn‘t indiscriminately increase sexual desire.
2. Above, Brad Pitt as Achilles in 2004‘s Troy Biologist Randy Thornhill told an Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour conference in Newcastle it was wrong to think that women were exempt from "oestrus" – the hormonedriven surge in libido characterised by animals going "on heat". "Women don‘t miaow and they don‘t scratch at the door – but they do have oestrus," said the University of New Mexico professor.
3. Dancers who stayed off the Pill netted an average of 34 an hour during their peak period of fertility – known as the "oestrus". This compared with 17 during menstruation and 18 if they took the Pill and avoided the menstrual cycle altogether.