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oestruation

oestruation noun: the period of heat, or eagerness to mate, in animals.

Noun

oestruation (usually uncountable, plural oestruations)

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

Synonyms of oestruation

Forms of oestruation

pluraloestruations
alternative formestruation

Questions about oestruation

What does oestruation mean?
Oestruation means the period of heat, or eagerness to mate, in animals.
What part of speech is oestruation?
Oestruation is a noun.
What is the plural of oestruation?
The plural of oestruation is oestruations.

Words near oestruation in the dictionary

  1. oestrual
  2. oestruate
  3. oestruated
  4. oestruates
  5. oestruating
  6. oestruation
  7. oestruations
  8. oestrum
  9. oestrums
  10. oestrus
  11. oestruses

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