Oestrus vs Metestrus - What's the difference?
oestrus | metestrus |
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...
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.
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
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Alternative forms
* , estrusNoun
(es)- ‘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.’