英语词汇“estivation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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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.

Estivation is very similar to hibernation, when some mammals spend the winter moving very little and sleeping a lot, in order to save energy. During estivation, animals become still and their breathing slows — but it occurs during the hottest months of the year. Reptiles, amphibians, and molluscs are most likely to go through estivation. The Latin root word is aestus, or "heat."

WORD FAMILY

estivate: estivating, estivation

USAGE EXAMPLES

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

Benchley, Robert C., Of All Things(2011)

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

Kingston, William Henry Giles, The Western World—Picturesque Sketc...(2010)

On the under story, towards the garden, let it be turned to a grotto, or a place of shade, or estivation.

Bacon, Francis, The Essays of Francis Bacon(2010)

n (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period

Syn|Hyper

aestivation

dormancy, quiescence, quiescency

a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction

n (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens

Syn|Hyper

aestivation

arrangement

an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging

单词	estivation
释义	estivation (once / 1313257 pages) 1n 2n 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. Estivation is very similar to hibernation, when some mammals spend the winter moving very little and sleeping a lot, in order to save energy. During estivation, animals become still and their breathing slows — but it occurs during the hottest months of the year. Reptiles, amphibians, and molluscs are most likely to go through estivation. The Latin root word is aestus, or "heat." WORD FAMILY estivate: estivating, estivation USAGE EXAMPLES It was clear that nature was in preparation for her estivation. Benchley, Robert C., Of All Things(2011) The dry season here is not excessive, nor is there any estivation, as in some tropical countries. Kingston, William Henry Giles, The Western World—Picturesque Sketc...(2010) On the under story, towards the garden, let it be turned to a grotto, or a place of shade, or estivation. Bacon, Francis, The Essays of Francis Bacon(2010) 1 n (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period Syn\|Hyper aestivation dormancy, quiescence, quiescency a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction 2 n (botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens Syn\|Hyper aestivation arrangement an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
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