aes·ti·vate /-ˌvet/ 不及物動詞
夏眠,夏蟄
Æs·ti·vate v. i.
1. To spend the summer.
2. Zool. To pass the summer in a state of torpor.
[Spelt also estivate.]
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aestivate
v : sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate" [syn: estivate]
[ant: hibernate, hibernate]