estivate

estivate Definition

es·ti·vate (es′tə vāt′)

intransitive verb -·vat′ed, -·vat′·ing

to spend the summer
to pass the summer in a dormant state, as snails

Etymology: < L aestivatus, pp. of aestivare < aestas: see estival

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