Definition of "musth" []

• An annual period of heightened aggressiveness and sexual activity in male elephants, during which violent frenzies occur. (noun)

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• "The exact chemical blend of a pheromone emitted by older male elephants in musth influences both a female elephant's interest in mating and how other surrounding elephants behave, a new study has found."
• "The word musth is derived from a Persian word meaning drunk."
• "Experts have attributed the elephant's behaviour to 'musth' - a state of heightened testosterone-fueled aggression in bull elephants."