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Estivation
Translation of "estivation" into Russian
estivation
Noun
UK
/ˌɛstɪˈveɪʃən/
US
/ˌɛstəˈveɪʃən/
estivation
estivations pl
Estivation is a survival strategy for some animals during hot and dry periods.
Эстивация - это стратегия выживания для некоторых животных в жаркие и сухие периоды.
Definitions
estivation
Noun
UK
/ˌɛstɪˈveɪʃən/
US
/ˌɛstəˈveɪʃən/
A state of dormancy or torpor during hot or dry periods, similar to hibernation, but occurring in the summer.
The desert tortoise enters estivation to survive the extreme heat and lack of water during the summer months.
The arrangement of petals and sepals in a flower bud before it opens.
Botanists study the estivation of flowers to understand how different species develop and bloom.
estivation
Adjective
UK
/ˌɛstɪˈveɪʃən/
US
/ˌɛstəˈveɪʃən/
Relating to or characteristic of estivation, either the summer dormancy of organisms or the arrangement of floral parts in a bud.
Researchers examined estivation behavior in snails and the estivation pattern of petals in the same study.