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单词 estivation
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estivation

[ es-tuh-vey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɛs təˈveɪ ʃən /

noun

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

Origin of estivation

First recorded in 1615–25; estivate + -ion

Words nearby estivation

estimative, estimator, estipulate, estival, estivate, estivation, estivoautumnal, Estlander operation, estoc, estocada, Estonia
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Example sentences from the Web for estivation

  • First, it may be remembered that this period corresponds nearly to the active life of the animal before and after estivation.

    Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 2 [February 1901]|Various

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

    Of All Things|Robert C. Benchley

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

    The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for estivation

estivation
/ (ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən, ˌɛs-) /

noun

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

Scientific definitions for estivation

estivation
[ ĕs′tə-vā′shən ]

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. Compare hibernation.
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