Definition of estivate. Meaning of estivate. Synonyms of estivate

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Definition of estivate

estivate
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.]
Estivate
Estival Es"ti*val, a., Estivate Es"ti*vate, v. i., Estivation Es`ti*va"tion, n. Same as [AE]stival, [AE]stivate, etc.

Meaning of estivate from wikipedia

- Aestivation (Latin: aestas (summer); also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, although taking...
- in 1802. These non-migratory moths overwinter as pupae and almost never estivate as adults. The genus includes the former Bomolocha species. Antennae minutely...
- Symonds, B.; Franklin, C. E.; Harper, G. S. (2005). "Lessons from an estivating frog: sparing muscle protein despite starvation and disuse". AJP: Regulatory...
- areas that have no rain for portions of the year due to their ability to estivate or burrow in the ground to form an air bubble and breathe out of a hole...
- southeastern U.S., even ones which periodically dry out, as they are able to estivate in the moist mud below drained marshland and other ephemeral wetlands....
- active year-round. In those parts where the summers are hot, they may also estivate for periods of a few days. California ground squirrels are often regarded...
- and late afternoons when the weather is warm; when very hot, they may estivate. They are social, and live in colonies with several females and one dominant...
- inactive, seals its s****, and estivates (becomes dormant) until cooler, moister weather returns. Some snails estivate in groups on tree trunks, posts...
- estimate, inestimable aestas aest- summer aestival, aestivate, aestivation, estivate, estivator aestus aestu- estuarial, estuarine, estuary aetās aet- age coetaneity...
- (typically October through April in the Northern Hemisphere). They may also estivate in the summer in drought conditions. To stay moist during hibernation,...