English Dictionary

musth

IPA（発音記号）

/mʌst/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

A time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness and often secrete leaking temporin from the sides of their heads.

日本語の意味

雄象に見られる発情期で、性的活性が増し、攻撃性が高まる期間 / この期間には頭部からテンポリン（特有の分泌物）が漏れる現象が見られる

The bull elephant entered musth and began chasing off rivals, his behavior growing unpredictable as temporin leaked from the sides of his head.

その雄象は、雄象が性欲と攻撃性を高め、頭の側面からテンポリンを分泌することのある時期に入り、敵を追い払うようになり行動が不安定になった。

意味（1）

A time during which male elephants exhibit increased levels of sexual activity and aggressiveness and often secrete leaking temporin from the sides of their heads.

At MalaMala we are charged by a bull elephant. The late sun reflecting on the moisture at his temporal gland shows he is in musth, and mad with lust, and we have inadvertently separated him from the breeding cows of his desire.

意味（2）

An elephant in this sexual and aggressive state.

musths （ plural ）