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estivation

[ es-tuh-vey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. Zoology. the act of estivating.
  2. Botany. the arrangement of the parts of a flower in the bud.


estivation

/ ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən; ˌɛs- /

noun

  1. the usual US spelling of aestivation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

estivation

/ ĕ′tə-ə /

  1. An inactive state resembling deep sleep, in which some animals living in hot climates, such as certain snails, pass the summer. Estivation protects these animals against heat and dryness.
  2. Compare hibernation
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of estivation1

First recorded in 1615–25; estivate + -ion
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It's as if Picasso's famous R&D department were on vacation, in some form of estivation.

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Snug and protected, the fish then go into a period of estivation, a period of dormancy some animals go into during the hot months, like a summer version of hibernation.

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It was clear that nature was in preparation for her estivation.

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But in places where it’s boiling hot in the shade for days, months or even longer, some resourceful animals resort to estivation, the hot-climate version of hibernation.

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The dry season here is not excessive, nor is there any estivation, as in some tropical countries.

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