English Dictionary

oestrus

/ˈiːstɹəs/

noun

A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly. / A bite or sting. / (archaic) A passion or frenzy. / (biology) A female animal's readiness to mate; heat, rut.

I was bitten by an oestrus while hiking in the woods.

意味（1）

A biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.

意味（2）

A bite or sting.

意味（3）

(archaic) A passion or frenzy.

意味（4）

(biology) A female animal's readiness to mate; heat, rut.

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.