| ESTROUS | • estrous adj. Of, pertaining to, or in a state of estrus. • ESTROUS adj. pertaining to estrus, also ESTRAL, OESTRAL, OESTROUS, ESTRUAL. |
| LUSTROUS | • lustrous adj. Having a glow or lustre. • lustrous adj. As if shining with a brilliant light; radiant. • LUSTROUS adj. reflecting light evenly and efficiently. |
| OESTROUS | • oestrous adj. (Britain) Alternative spelling of estrous. • OESTROUS adj. pertaining to oestrus, a period of sexual excitement and ovulation in animals, also ESTRAL, ESTROUS, ESTRUAL, OESTRAL. |
| ANESTROUS | • anestrous adj. Of, or pertaining to, anestrus. • anestrous adj. Not estrous. • ANESTROUS adj. relating to anestrus, a period of sexual inactivity between periods of estrus. |
| BLUSTROUS | • blustrous adj. Obsolete form of blusterous. • BLUSTROUS adj. (Shakespeare) inclined to bluster, also BLUSTEROUS. |
| DIESTROUS | • diestrous adj. (Biology) Of or relating to the diestrus, a period of sexual quiescence between two estrus periods. • diestrous adj. (Biology) Having two periods of estrus in a year. • DIESTROUS adj. in a sexually inactive state following ovulation. |
| GOUSTROUS | • GOUSTROUS adj. (Scots) boisterous, rude. |
| MONSTROUS | • monstrous adj. Hideous or frightful. • monstrous adj. Enormously large. • monstrous adj. Freakish or grotesque. |
| ANOESTROUS | • ANOESTROUS adj. relating to anoestrus, a period of sexual in activity between periods of oestrus. |
| COLOSTROUS | • colostrous adj. Of or relating to colostrum. • COLOSTROUS adj. relating to colostrum, also COLOSTRAL, COLOSTRIC. |
| DISASTROUS | • disastrous adj. Of the nature of a disaster; calamitous. • disastrous adj. Foreboding disaster; ill-omened. • DISASTROUS adj. attended by or causing suffering or disaster. |
| IMPOSTROUS | • impostrous adj. (Archaic) Characterized by imposture; deceitful. • IMPOSTROUS adj. doing imposture. |
| METESTROUS | • METESTROUS adj. relating to the metestrus, the period in the oestrous cycle following oestrus, characterized by lack of sexual activity, also METOESTROUS. |
| MONESTROUS | • monestrous adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to a mammal, such as the dog, that only enters into heat once during each… • MONESTROUS adj. of or related to mammals which experience one estrus (rut or period of heat) in a breeding season. |
| SINISTROUS | • sinistrous adj. (Archaic) On the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral. • sinistrous adj. (Archaic) wrong; absurd; perverse. • SINISTROUS adj. inauspicious, sinister, also SINISTER. |
| METOESTROUS | • METOESTROUS adj. relating to the metoestrus, the period in the oestrous cycle following oestrus, characterized by lack of sexual activity, also METESTROUS. |
| POLYESTROUS | • polyestrous adj. (Biology) Having multiple periods of estrus in a year, or during a breeding season. • POLYESTROUS adj. having more than one period of estrus in a year. |
| SEMILUSTROUS | • semilustrous adj. Partly or somewhat lustrous. • SEMILUSTROUS adj. slightly lustrous. |