aestivate
/ˈɛstɪveɪt/
verb
- (of an animal) to spend the summer in a state of inactivity or dormancy, similar to hibernation but in hot weather.
- The desert tortoise will aestivate underground to escape the extreme heat.
- Certain frogs aestivate in mud until the rains return.
- Some snails aestivate by sealing themselves inside their shells during dry summers.
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