On this page you'll find 8 example sentences with Musth. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as phase or stage and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Musth in a sentence
Musth meaning
- Chiefly preceded by in or on: the state each year during which a male animal (usually a camel or an elephant) exhibits increased aggressiveness and sexual activity due to a high level of testosterone.
- An instance of this.
Using Musth
- The main meaning on this page is: Chiefly preceded by in or on: the state each year during which a male animal (usually a camel or an elephant) exhibits increased aggressiveness and sexual activity due to a high level of testosterone. | An instance of this.
- Useful related words include: phase, stage.
- In the example corpus, musth often appears in combinations such as: musth bulls.
Context around Musth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Musth
- In this selection, "musth" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, non, individuals, handling, bulls, individuals and bull stand out and add context to how "musth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and non musth individuals musth and associated with musth include walking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "musth" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with musth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A male may stop showing signs of musth when he encounters a musth male of higher rank. (17 words)
Musth bulls can be difficult and dangerous to work with and are chained until the condition passes. (17 words)
Musth rumbles may be answered by the "female chorus", a low-frequency, modulated chorus produced by several cows. (18 words)
The key findings of the group are that young (15-30 years old) males in musth did not have an advantage over older (over 30 years) non-musth males in terms of access to females. (35 words)
Behaviours associated with musth include walking with the head held high and swinging, picking at the ground with the tusks, marking, rumbling and waving only one ear at a time. (30 words)
In contests between musth and non-musth individuals, musth bulls win the majority of the time, even when the non-musth bull is larger. (24 words)
Example sentences (8)
In contests between musth and non-musth individuals, musth bulls win the majority of the time, even when the non-musth bull is larger.
The key findings of the group are that young (15-30 years old) males in musth did not have an advantage over older (over 30 years) non-musth males in terms of access to females.
A male may stop showing signs of musth when he encounters a musth male of higher rank.
Behaviours associated with musth include walking with the head held high and swinging, picking at the ground with the tusks, marking, rumbling and waving only one ear at a time.
Musth bulls can be difficult and dangerous to work with and are chained until the condition passes.
Musth rumbles may be answered by the "female chorus", a low-frequency, modulated chorus produced by several cows.
These animals do not reproduce well in captivity, due to the difficulty of handling musth bulls and limited understanding of female oestrous cycles.
Young bulls appear to enter musth during the dry season (January–May), while older bulls go through it during the wet season (June–December).
Common combinations with musth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: