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# aestivation

«aestivation» in Mova's school dictionary: **A long sleep-like rest that some animals go into during…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (aestivation — uncountable; US spelling estivation)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science) A long sleep-like rest that some animals go into during very hot, dry weather, to save water and energy — like hibernation, but in summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aestivation/#m1)

2) (botany) The way the parts of a flower bud are folded before it opens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aestivation/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons about animal adaptations, aestivation is compared with hibernation (winter sleep). Snails, lungfish, some frogs, tortoises and crocodiles can aestivate: they hide in mud or burrows and slow down until the rain comes. Verb: aestivate.

### examples

- Some frogs in Australia survive drought by aestivation underground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aestivation/#x1)
- The African lungfish wraps itself in mucus during aestivation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aestivation/#x2)
- Snails seal their shells with a dry layer during aestivation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aestivation/#x3)
- Hibernation is for winter, and aestivation is for hot, dry summers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aestivation/#x4)
- After weeks of aestivation, the frogs woke when the rain fell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aestivation/#x5)
- The desert tortoise uses aestivation to escape the heat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aestivation/#x6)

### note

British spelling «aestivation», American «estivation». Comes from Latin «aestas», summer. Say «ee-stiv-AY-shun». Uncountable. Do not mix up with «hibernation» (winter).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «aestivation» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/aestivation/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.