oestrum
oestrum noun: a biting insect; a gadfly or botfly.
Noun
oestrum (countable and uncountable, plural oestrums)
- A biting insect; a gadfly or botfly.
- In the œstrum or gadfly, the wimble draws out like the pieces of a spy-glass […].1802, William Paley, Natural Theology, section XIX
- Something that stings or incites one to frenzy or action; an impulse or passion.
- […]at Other times flow'd Eaſy his Unpremeditated Verſe, with a certain Impetus and Æſtro, as Himſelf ſeem'd to Believe.1734, Jonathan Richardson, Explanatory Notes on Milton's Paradise Lost, London: Knapton, page cxiv
- Estrus.
oestrum meaning in Tamil
oestrum in Tamil
- சினைபடும் பருவம், சினையடை பருவம், சினையுறு பருவம்
Forms of oestrum
| plural | oestrums |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aestro |
| alternative form | oestro |
Origin of oestrum
From Latin oestrum, variant of oestrus.
Questions about oestrum
- What does oestrum mean?
- Oestrum means a biting insect; a gadfly or botfly.
- What is oestrum in Tamil?
- Oestrum in Tamil is சினைபடும் பருவம், சினையடை பருவம், சினையுறு பருவம். See Oestrum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is oestrum?
- Oestrum is a noun.
- What is the plural of oestrum?
- The plural of oestrum is oestrums.
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