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musth also must M0499200 (mŭst)n. A periodic state of heightened sexual activity and aggression in adult male elephants, characterized by the discharge of secretions from glands near the eyes and the continuous dribbling of urine.
[Urdu mast, from Persian, drunk, from Middle Persian.]musth (mʌst) or mustn (Zoology) (often preceded by in) a state of frenzied sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals, esp elephants, associated with discharge from a gland between the ear and eye[C19: from Urdu mast, from Persian: drunk]musth or must (mʌst)
n. a state or condition of violent, destructive frenzy occurring with the rutting season in male elephants. [1870–75; < Urdu mast < Persian: literally, drunk] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | musth - 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"phase, stage - any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected" |
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musth also must (mŭst)n. A periodic state of heightened sexual activity and aggression in adult male elephants, characterized by the discharge of secretions from glands near the eyes and the continuous dribbling of urine.musth
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