Main Entry: ¹rut

Pronunciation: \ˈrət\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English rutte, from Middle French ruit rut, disturbance, from Late Latin rugitus roar, from Latin rugire to roar; akin to Middle Irish rucht roar, Old Church Slavic rŭžati to neigh

Date: 15th century

1 : an annually recurrent state of sexual excitement in the male deer; broadly : sexual excitement in a mammal especially when periodic
2 : the period during which rut normally occurs —often used with the