aestivate meaning

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aestivate (verb): sleep during summer.

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Definition of aestivate

  1. sleep during summer
    • certain animals estivate

    Synonyms: estivate

    Opposite: hibernate

    Type of: sleep

    Related forms: aestivation

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AE · words ending in TE · 9-letter words

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