| 单词 | estivate |
| 释义 | estivate —estivator, n. /es"teuh vayt'/, v.i. , estivated, estivating. 1. to spend the summer, as at a specific place or in a certain activity. 2. Zool. to spend a hot, dry season in an inactive, dormant state, as certain reptiles, snails, insects, and small mammals. Cf. hibernate. [1620-30; < L aestivatus, ptp. of aestivare to reside during the summer (akin to aestivus of or relating to summer); see -ATE1] |
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