Look up: Aestivate

1. Aestivate
   to be inactive during warm dry periods
   Found on http://australianmuseum.net.au/Glossary-
   
   
2. aestivate
   1. To spend the summer. ... 2. <zoology> To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt also estivate. ... Origin: L. Aestivare, aestivatum. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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3. Aestivate
   • (v. i.) To spend the summer. • (v. i.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
4. aestivate
   estivation, aestivation, estivate, aestivate 1. Passing the summer or dry season in a dormant or torpid state. 2. The manner in which plant structures are folded prior to expansion or opening.
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5. Aestivate
   To aestivate is to lay dormant for the summer. Aestivation is similar to the familiar hibernation that many animals do, but is carried out by those creatures that don't like hot, dry weather. Such as the snail. Aestivation is not uncommon in animals who live in hot climates, especially those who req...
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6. aestivate
   to become dormant or limit activity during a certain season, such as the dry season
   Found on http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/turtleglossary.
   
   
7. aestivate
   (L: aestus heat; aestivare to sleep through the summer heat, in a state of torpor) being dormant during summer or dry season, much like hibernation which is being dormant during winter.
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8. aestivate
   The behavior of laying dormant in the Summer to avoid heat or drought
   Found on http://www.coastalplainsreptiles.com/glo