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oestrus
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oestrus (US), estrus, estrum
a regularly occurring period of sexual receptivity in most female mammals, except humans, during which ovulation occurs and copulation can take place; heat


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A] isoform) during the oestrous cycle, after manipulation of ovarian activity and during pregnancy in ewes.
Well, there is not a worrisome word in Life of Pi, unless you consider the following worrisome: frugivorous, durian, tiffins, oestrous, ordnance, and commensal.
It has been known for centuries that animals and birds have what is called a sexual season, an oestrous cycle, and that this is recognized by natural signs and patterns of behaviour by both the male and female of the species.
 
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