"estromania" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: estrus + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶστρος (oîstros, “passionate frenzy”) + μανία (manía, “madness”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|estrus|mania}} estrus + -mania, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|οἶστρος||passionate frenzy}} οἶστρος (oîstros, “passionate frenzy”), {{m|grc|μανία||madness}} μανία (manía, “madness”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} estromania (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete, rare) nymphomania (in humans or other animals) Tags: obsolete, rare, uncountable Synonyms: œstromania [obsolete]

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