Aestivator
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aestivator is a noun meaning An animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.
Meaning
An animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.
Example Sentences
It was a strictly aquatic animal, possibly an aestivator during its younger stages.
This complements the large increase in Gnathorhiza, a known aestivator since Wichita-Albany time (Berman, 1976).
Biomphalaria sudanica is associated with the margins of lakes and papyrus swamps and was classified as a poor aestivator by Brown (1975, 1980).
Word Forms
- aestivators
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nonhibernator, diurnation, ovulator, sleep, winterling, dryolestoid.
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