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Oestrus vs Metestrus - What's the difference?

oestrus | metestrus |

As nouns the difference between oestrus and metestrus

is that oestrus is a biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly while metestrus is a phase of the oestrus cycle where the signs of oestrogen stimulation subside, the corpus luteum starts to form, and the uterine lining begins to secrete small amounts of progesterone.

oestrus

English

Alternative forms

* , estrus

Noun

(es)
  • A biting fly of the genus Oestrus ; a botfly.
  • A bite or sting.
  • (archaic) A passion or frenzy.
  • A female animal's readiness to mate; heat, rut.
  • * 2001 , David Lodge, Thinks...
  • ‘It’s the supremely human act, freely to fuck, not because you are on heat, or in oestrus , like an animal, but to give and receive pleasure.’

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    metestrus

    English

    Alternative forms

    * metoestrus *

    Noun

    (-)
  • A phase of the oestrus cycle where the signs of oestrogen stimulation subside, the corpus luteum starts to form, and the uterine lining begins to secrete small amounts of progesterone.