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A time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness.
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musth — [must] n., adj. MUST2 … English World dictionary
Musth — Distinguish from must. Temporin secretion during musth … Wikipedia
Musth — Éléphant en période de musth chargeant une girafe. Le musth (ou parfois must) est un état qui revient périodiquement chez les éléphants mâles, et qui est caractérisé par une épaisse sécrétion ressemblant à du goudron : la frontaline, qui… … Wikipédia en Français
Musth — Sekretausscheidung in der Musth E … Deutsch Wikipedia
musth — var. of MUST(4). * * * noun an annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear the frenzied elephant was in musth •… … Useful english dictionary
musth — must must, musth musth(m[u^]st), a. [Hind. mast intoxicated, ruttish, fr. Skr. matta, p.p. of mad to rejoice, intoxicate.] (Zo[ o]l.) Being in a condition of dangerous frenzy, usually connected with sexual excitement; said of adult male elephants … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Musth — Mụsth, bei erwachsenen Elefantenbullen in regelmäßigen Zeitabständen wiederkehrende Phase, die durch Ausfluss eines Sekrets aus den Schläfendrüsen und durch Verhaltensänderung, v. a. gesteigerte Aggressivität, gekennzeichnet ist. Die Musth… … Universal-Lexikon
musth — also must noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu mast intoxicated, from Persian Date: 1878 a periodic state of the bull elephant characterized especially by aggressive behavior and usually connected with the rutting season … New Collegiate Dictionary
musth — /must/, n. a state or condition of violent, destructive frenzy occurring with the rutting season in male elephants, accompanied by the exudation of an oily substance from glands between the eyes and mouth. Also, must. [1870 75; < Urdu mast < Pers … Universalium
musth — mÊŒst n. (Zoology) frenzied and often violent sexual excitement in elephants … English contemporary dictionary
