οἶστρος,ὁ,
A. gadfly, breese,prob.Tabanus bovinus,an insect which infests cattle, τὰς μέν τ' αἰόλος οἶ. ἐφορμηθεὶς ἐδόνησεν, ὥρῃ ἐν εἰαρινῇ
Od. 22.300
; of the fly that tormented Io, A. Supp. 541 (lyr.), Pr. 567 sq. (lyr.) (also calledμύωψ,ib. 675 , Supp. 308 : but the two are distd. by Arist. HA 490a20 , 596b14 ).
2. an insect that infests tunny-fish,prob.Brachiella thynni,ib. 557a27 , 602a28 .
3. a small insectivorous bird, perh.Sylvia trochilus,ib. 592b22 .
II. metaph.,a sting, anything that drives mad,
κεραυνοῦ οἶ.
E. HF 862
; οἴστροις Ἐρινύων
Id. IT 1456
: abs.,the smart of pain, agony,
S. Tr. 1254 .
2. any vehement desire, insane passion,