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n. - An annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants).

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  • The frenzied elephant was in musth
  • 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.
  • Experts attribute the behaviour to 'musth' (a state of heightened testosterone-fuelled aggression in bull elephants).
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