Post #4485240
2026-08-08 21:45 UTC
estrus
noun
: a regularly recurrent state of sexual receptivity during which the female of most mammals will accept the male and is capable of conceiving : heat
Some mares will exhibit estrus for 15 to 20 days.—Frederick Harper
also : a single occurrence of this state
#word #estrus #definition #merriamwebster
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@SJAsh_03@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-08-08 21:55
@aliceamour@beige.party Is that the normal US spelling? Usually "oestrus" round here, and I am even old fashioned enough to favour "œstrus"