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Meaning of estivate | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ˈɛstɪˌveɪt

Definitions

To go into stasis or torpor in the summer months.

intransitive

Equivalents

العربية اصطاف
Català estiuar
Cymraeg hafgysgu
Español estivar
Français estiver
Italiano estivare estivate
日本語 夏眠
中文 夏眠
ZH-TW 夏眠

Examples

“Organisms have developed all sorts of ways of dealing with these variations. They hibernate or estivate or migrate.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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