Estivation is when animals slow their activity for the hot, dry summer months. During a period of estivation, many reptiles go underground where it's cooler.
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(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens
Noun
(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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Same as Aestival, Aestivate, etc.
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