Musth (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The bull elephant's aggressive behavior was a clear indication that it was in musth.
- During the mating season, male elephants often enter a state of musth, characterized by increased aggression and a strong musky odor.
- The zookeepers took extra precautions when the male elephant was in musth, as it became more unpredictable and violent.
- In the wild, a male elephant in musth will often wander away from its herd in search of a mate.
- The conservationists observed that the male elephant's musth phase lasted for several weeks, during which it was almost impossible to approach it.