musth

or must

[ muhst ]

noun

1. a state or condition of violent, destructive frenzy occurring with the rutting season in male elephants, accompanied by the exudation of an oily substance from glands between the eyes and mouth.

musth

/ mʌst /

noun

1. 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

musth

/ mŭst /

1. An annual period of heightened aggressiveness and sexual activity in male elephants.

Word History and Origins

Origin of musth¹

1870–75; < Urdu mast < Persian: literally, drunk

Word History and Origins

Origin of musth¹

C19: from Urdu mast, from Persian: drunk

Example Sentences

Domesticated elephants are generally very gentle and docile; though males in a state of musth often become very dangerous.

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What was it the Mahometan syce the musth elephant killed at Bhurtpore said about his wife?

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