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estruation

estruation is the alternative form of oestruation.

Meaning of oestruation

Noun

oestruation (usually uncountable, plural oestruations)

  1. (usually) The period of heat, or eagerness to mate, in animals.
    Synonyms:
    oestrus

Forms of estruation

pluralestruations

Questions about estruation

What is estruation the alternative form of?
Estruation is the alternative form of oestruation.

Words near estruation in the dictionary

  1. estrous
  2. estrous cycle
  3. estrous cycles
  4. estrual
  5. estruate
  6. estruation
  7. estruations
  8. estrum
  9. estrums
  10. estrus
  11. estruses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: estruation (page history and authors); oestruation (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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