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oestrous

oestrous is the alternative spelling of estrous.

Meaning of estrous

Adjective

estrous

  1. Of, pertaining to, or in a state of estrus.
    Synonyms:
    estral, oestral

Words formed from oestrous

Questions about oestrous

What is oestrous the alternative spelling of?
Oestrous is the alternative spelling of estrous.

Words near oestrous in the dictionary

  1. oestroids
  2. oestromimetic
  3. oestrone
  4. oestrones
  5. oestroprogestative
  6. oestrous
  7. oestrual
  8. oestruate
  9. oestruated
  10. oestruates
  11. oestruating

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oestrous (page history and authors); estrous (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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