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Etymology
Latin, from AGr. polytonic|ο����ο� �gadfly, breeze, sting, frenzy�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'i�stɹ�s/

Noun
en-noun|es

1. A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.
2. archaic A passion or frenzy.
3. A female animal's readiness to mate; heat, rut.

#:*2001: �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.� � David Lodge, Thinks...

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