estivate in English

verb
1
(of an animal, particularly an insect, fish, or amphibian) spend a hot or dry period in a prolonged state of torpor or dormancy.
Some crocodilians also estivate .
verb
    aestivate

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1. What does Aestivate mean? Estivate

2. Aestivate definition: sleep during summer synonyms: estivate, sleep, kip, log Z's, slumber, catch some Z's antonyms: hibernate, wake, estivate, be active, waking

3. Aestivate in British English or US estivate (ˈiːstɪˌveɪt, ˈɛs-)

4. Estivate: 1 v sleep during summer “certain animals estivate ” Synonyms: Aestivate Antonyms: hibernate , hole up sleep during winter Type of: catch some Z's , kip , log Z's , sleep , slumber be asleep

5. Aestivate ( third-person singular simple present Aestivates, present participle aestivating, simple past and past participle aestivated ) Alternative spelling of estivate.

6. Aestivate ( third-person singular simple present aestivates, present participle aestivating, simple past and past participle Aestivated ) Alternative spelling of estivate.

7. Aestivate (third-person singular simple present Aestivates, present participle aestivating, simple past and past participle Aestivated) Alternative spelling of estivate; Related terms

8. Bogong moth definition is - an Australian noctuid moth (Agrotis infusa) that is made into a paste and eated by the aborigines when the moths estivate in huge clusters in rocky mountians to which they migrate from the breeding grounds many miles away.