Usually means: Reproductive cycle phase in females.
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  1. oestrous: Collins English Dictionary
  2. oestrous: Wiktionary
  3. oestrous: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  4. oestrous: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. oestrous: Dictionary.com
  6. Oestrous: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. oestrous: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. oestrous: Encyclopedia

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  1. oestrous: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. oestrous: Medical dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (British) Alternative spelling of estrous [Of, pertaining to, or in a state of estrus.]

Similar:
oestrus, estrous, anestrous, anestrus, estrus, oestrone, lactational, proestrus, oestradiol, periovulatory, more...

Opposite:
anestrous, nonestrous, diestrous

Phrases:
oestrous cycle, oestrous cycles, more...

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Similar:
oestrus, estrous, anestrous, anestrus, estrus, oestrone, lactational, proestrus, oestradiol, periovulatory, more...

Opposite:
anestrous, nonestrous, diestrous

Phrases:
oestrous cycle, oestrous cycles, more...



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