Oestrus

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See also: oestrus and œstrus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros, gadfly)

Proper noun

Oestrus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Oestridae – the gadflies.

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