aestivation
Britishnoun
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the act or condition of aestivating
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the arrangement of the parts of a flower bud, esp the sepals and petals
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This can be achieved by hibernation, aestivation, or migration.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
A second factor is the availability of necessary shelter, especially aestivation sites.
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by William E. Duellman
This habit is doubtless of value, especially during hibernation or possibly during the summer lethargy or aestivation, the latter a habit which may be more general among these butterflies than is now supposed.
From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Clarence M. Weed
Of the physiology of aestivation nothing definite appears to have been ascertained.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Similarity, moreover, between hibernation and aestivation is shown not only in their physiological accompaniments but also in the species of animals which become seasonally dormant.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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