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Meaning of "estivation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ESTIVATION

ˌiːstɪˈveɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESTIVATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Estivation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ESTIVATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Aestivation

Aestivation or æstivation is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions. It takes place during times of heat and dryness, the hot dry season, which are often the summer months. Invertebrate and vertebrate animals are known to enter this state to avoid damage from high temperatures and the risk of desiccation. Both terrestrial and aquatic animals undergo aestivation. Organisms who aestivate appear to be in a fairly "light" state of dormancy, as their physiological state can be rapidly reversed, and the organism can quickly return to a normal state. A study done on Otala lactea, a snail native to parts of Europe and Northern Africa, can wake from their dormant state within ten minutes of being introduced to a wetter environment. Fossil records show that the act of aestivating may be several hundred million years old.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ESTIVATION

activation · conservation · cultivation · deactivation · deprivation · derivation · elevation · excavation · inactivation · innovation · motivation · novation · observation · ovation · preservation · reactivation · renovation · reservation · salvation · starvation

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESTIVATION

estimable · estimableness · estimably · estimate · estimated · estimation · estimative · estimator · estipulate · estival · estivate · estivator · estoc · estoile · Estonia · Estonian · estop · estoppage · estopped · estoppel

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESTIVATION

accreditation · action · administration · animation · application · association · certification · citation · combination · communication · confirmation · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · destination · documentation · duration · education · evaluation · excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of estivation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «estivation» into 25 languages

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夏眠
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es

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estivación
570 millions of speakers
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estivation
510 millions of speakers
hi

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estivation
380 millions of speakers
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هجوع صيفي
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эстивации
278 millions of speakers
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estivação
270 millions of speakers
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estivation
260 millions of speakers
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estivation
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Pengkajian
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Estivation
180 millions of speakers
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夏眠
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estivation
85 millions of speakers
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Estivasi
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estivation
80 millions of speakers
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estivation
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हानी
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estivation
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estivation
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estywacji
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естіваціі
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estivation
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διαθέρισης
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af

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estivasie
14 millions of speakers
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estivation
10 millions of speakers
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estivation
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESTIVATION»

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Environmental Physiology of the Amphibians
10. Estivation. and. Hibernation. ALAN W. PINDER, KENNETH B. STOREY, AND GORDON R. ULTSCH Scaphiopus 23 C Scaphiopus 15"C Pyxicephalus 20°C Siren 23°C B. Amphibians, despite a physiology that seemingly might restrict ...
Martin E. Feder, Warren W. Burggren, 1992
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The Biology of Human Survival : Life and Death in Extreme ...
Estivation There are diverse behavioral alternatives for adapting to extremes of temperature in the animal kingdom, particularly in invertebrates. In warm-blooded terrestrial animals, however, the most striking adaptations are estivation and ...
Claude A. Piantadosi Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology Duke University, 2003
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Aestivation: Molecular and Physiological Aspects
Estivation (also named aestivation) occurs in situations of food and water deprivation associated with other adverse factors, normally arid conditions and high temperatures. Many vertebrate (air breathing fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and small ...
Carlos Arturo Navas, José Eduardo Carvalho, 2010
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Comparative Vertebrate Endocrinology
During their long winter sojourn, bears not only do not feed but they may also give birth and suckle their cubs, a rather remarkable endocrine feat. Estivation in African lungfish Estivation may last 2—3 years in African lungfish. During this phase ...
P. J. Bentley, 1998
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Leopard - marten
Two of the African species also burrow into the mud, but form cocoons by secreting slime that hardens. This resting state that takes place in hot weather is called estivation. During estivation the fish continues to breathe, but at a reduced rate.
‎2002
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What is Hibernation?
What. is. estivation? Desert tortoises estivate in the hottest months by burying themselves in sand. 24 " 4m mil. ' £ w oo oo oo oo. o o o o Animals that live in cold places are not the only hibernators. Animals in hot areas also go into a deep  ...
John Crossingham, Bobbie Kalman, 2002
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Rattlesnakes: Their Habits, Life Histories, and Influence on ...
The rattler simply has nothing to do above ground and remains in some underground sanctuary at whatever level it finds the temperature affording the greatest comfort and metabolic well-being. This is not estivation in the sense of a period of ...
Laurence Monroe Klauber, 1972
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Behavior and Its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs
Dormancy during the summer months is called estivation. The main function of estivation is to limit evaporative water loss (see Section 5.5). Desert snails (e.g.. Otala) can spend more than half their lives in estivation. To prepare for estivation.
Ronald Chase Professor of Biology McGill University, 2002
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Magill's Encyclopedia of Science : Animal Life: ...
Covers various aspects of zoology in four volumes, including the behavior, class, evolution, and physiology of both wild and domestic animals.
Carl W. Hoagstrom, 2002
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Environmental Physiology of Animals
More prolonged dormancy (estivation) is very characteristic of desert snails, which may spend a large part oftheir life in this state (up to 98% of their life for Sphincterochila in the Negev). In snails such as Helix, metabolic rate is suppressed by ...
Pat Willmer, Graham Stone, Ian Johnston, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESTIVATION»

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Summer-Loving Animals Beat the Heat (PHOTOS) | The Weather …
Other animals go into a deep sleep, called estivation, what NWF describes as the opposite of hibernation. “Probably the most famous estivators ... «The Weather Channel, Jul 15»
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River watcher: Of time and drought
Various organisms adapt to drought through estivation, seed dormancy, and seeking shade. Spade-foot toads burrow into moist dirt and sleep it ... «Oroville Mercury Register, Jun 15»
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Poplar Weevils Commonly Confused For Ticks
"They'll be around until probably sometime in July and then they will kind of go into a dormant period or a hibernation, we call that estivation, ... «WBOY-TV, Jun 15»
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Summer heat is hard on animals too
This phenomenon is called estivation, and these longer sleep periods are similar to hibernation where animals like bears and various reptiles ... «mydigitalfc.com, Jun 15»
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The cycle of birth, death and rebirth
Estivation (from the Latin word aestas, meaning summer) is a state of “summer sleep'' or dormancy, resorted to by many animals during times of ... «Inquirer.net, Jun 15»
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Natural wonders: A time for adjustments
While digging holes in dry soil, I have found earthworm chambers sealed with slime where they are curled in a sort-of estivation mode, waiting ... «Chico Enterprise-Record, May 15»
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Arizona Gardeners: Dealing with antelope ground squirrels
During the hot summer months, they may go into a period of “estivation” or summer hibernation. When temperatures warm in the spring or ... «TriValley Central, Apr 15»
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5 Fascinating Facts About Hibernating Animals
Hedgehogs also go into estivation during immensely warm weather, which is a hibernation that allows the animal to cool down before resuming ... «Care2.com, Jan 15»
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Where do lizards go in winter?
Some lizards go into “estivation,” meaning they enter a state of sleep in summer and spend the summer in a dormant state. Why would they do ... «taosnews, Jan 15»
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10 unusual nature words we should use more often
Estivation is "the act of passing the summer." According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the word comes from the Latin aestivation-, ... «The Week Magazine, Dec 14»
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