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Oestrus
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.
(2):
(n.) A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Oestrus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/o/oestrus.html. 1828.