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单词 aestivate
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
aes•ti•vate  (estə vāt′ or, esp. Brit., ēstə-),USA pronunciation v.i., -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 
  1. estivate.
aes′ti•vation, n. 
aesti•va′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aestivate, US estivate /ˈiːstɪˌveɪt ˈɛs-/ vb (intransitive)
  1. to pass the summer
  2. (of animals such as the lungfish) to pass the summer or dry season in a dormant condition
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin aestīvātus, from aestīvāre to stay during the summer, from aestās summer
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