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in heat

in heat prepositional phrase: in oestrus; receptive to mating.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In oestrus; receptive to mating.
    Synonyms:
    in season
    Antonyms:
    out of heat

in heat meaning in Tagalog and Thai

in heat in Tagalog

in estrus
mag-init

in heat in Thai

in estrus
ติดสัด dtìt-sàt

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alternative formon heat

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Questions about in heat

What does in heat mean?
In heat means in oestrus; receptive to mating.
What is in heat in Tagalog?
In heat in Tagalog is mag-init. See In heat meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is in heat?
In heat is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in heat in the dictionary

  1. in half
  2. in hand
  3. in harness
  4. in haste
  5. in health
  6. in heat
  7. in heaven's name
  8. in hell
  9. in hell's name
  10. in hiding
  11. in high dudgeon

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