animal heat

an·i·mal heat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-uh-muh l heet]
- /ˈæn ə məl hit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [an-uh-muh l heet]
- /ˈæn ə məl hit/

Definitions of animal heat words

noun animal heat heat produced in the body of an animal by chemical changes that occur when food is assimilated 3
noun animal heat heat produced in a living animal by any of various metabolic activities. 1

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Origin of animal heat

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1770-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Animal heat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Animal heat

animal heat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

animal heat usage trend in Literature

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