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AEstival
AEstival [AE]s"ti*val, a. [L. aestivalis, aestivus, fr. aestas summer.] Of or belonging to the summer; as, [ae]stival diseases. [Spelt also estival.]
AEstivate
AEstivate [AE]s"ti*vate, v. i. [L. aestivare, aestivatum.] 1. To spend the summer. 2. (Zo["o]l.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt also estivate.]
AEstivation
AEstivation [AE]s`ti*va"tion, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to hibernation. 2. (Bot.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. --Gray. [Spelt also estivation.]
Clupea aestivalis
Blueback Blue"back`, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A trout (Salmo oquassa) inhabiting some of the lakes of Maine. (b) A salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) of the Columbia River and northward. (c) An American river herring (Clupea [ae]stivalis), closely allied to the alewife.
Vexilary aestivation
Vexillar Vex"il*lar, Vexillary Vex"il*la*ry, [Cf. F. vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.] 1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. 2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers. Vexilary [ae]stivation (Bot.), a mode of [ae]stivation in which one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the other smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants.

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- The blue-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), also called the blue-fronted parrot, the turquoise-fronted amazon and the turquoise-fronted parrot, is a South...
- Each of these groups is sometimes considered a separate species, or the aestiva group (yellow warbler) is considered a species different from S. petechia...
- hyberna (Kerr, 1792) maculata (Billberg, 1827) Middle Russian stoat M. e. aestiva Kerr, 1792 A moderately sized subspecies with dark, tawny or chestnut summer...
- In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Gr**** Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's...
- Beaufortia aestiva, commonly known as Kalbarri beaufortia, or summer flame, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the southwest...
- Philodryas aestiva is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. It is commonly known as the Brazilian green racer and the common green racer. The snake...
- Basilicas are Catholic church buildings that have a designation, conferring special privileges, given by the Pope. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial...
- Pterostylis aestiva, commonly known as the long-tongued summer greenhood, is a species of orchid endemic to south-eastern Australia. As with similar greenhoods...
- Oreodera aestiva is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is found in French Guiana and Suriname. "Oreodera aestiva". GBIF. Retrieved...
- Pegoplata aestiva is a species of fly in the family Anthomyiidae. It is found in the Palearctic . For identification see Fauna Europaea Bei-Bienko, G...