(zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
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aestivation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | estivation |
| Type of | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency |
| Derivation | aestivate |
aestivation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | estivation |
| Type of | arrangement |
Examples of aestivation
aestivation
The resort, meanwhile, slips into a state of aestivation.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Both terrestrial and aquatic animals undergo aestivation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Water-holding Frog has an aestivation cycle.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This process is called aestivation.
From the independent.co.uk
A mutation causing summer aestivation would find it hard to spread, because it would have to pass through colder places where it would be disadvantageous.
From the newscientist.com
- Estivation: (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period
- Estivation: (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
- (aestivate) estivate: sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate"
- Estivation or aestivation (from Latin aestas, summer), also known as "summer sleep", is a state of animal dormancy somewhat similar to hibernation. It takes place during times of heat and dryness, the hot dry season, which is often but not inevitably the summer months.
- Alternative spelling of aestivation
- A state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation; The arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration; The spending or passing of a summer
- (aestivate) to pass the summer or dry season in a dormant condition
- (aestivate) to become dormant or limit activity during a certain season, such as the dry season
- (AESTIVATE) A word that means to spend the summer at a mountain or lakeside cottage, creating art away from the dirt and heat of the city. Like the verb to summer, except with aesthetic rather than aristocratic intent.
