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What does aestivate mean?

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  1. Alternative spelling of estivate
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They aestivate during the dry season but come up to the surface to spawn after the first rains.
In such cases the insect must aestivate rather than hibernate.
The toads must aestivate during the summer, burrowing down into the soil to survive the heat.
Some bats may also aestivate to keep cool in hot summer months.
During dry periods living specimens aestivate in caves and deep within slots in the tsingy, attached to the rock well above ground level.
Sirens are known to aestivate when in habitats subject to drought.

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