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A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.

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  1. n. A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
  2. n. A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.
  3. n. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
  4. 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvæ in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis. 2. A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.
  5. A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvæ inthe nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
  6. n. type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies