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aestivator

aestivator noun: an animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.

Noun

aestivator (plural aestivators)

  1. An animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.
    • It was a strictly aquatic animal, possibly an aestivator during its younger stages.1983, Matthew H. Nitecki, Coevolution, page 325
    • This complements the large increase in Gnathorhiza, a known aestivator since Wichita-Albany time (Berman, 1976).1987, The Texas Journal of Science - Volume 39, page 258

Forms of aestivator

pluralaestivators

Origin of aestivator

From aestivate + -or.

Questions about aestivator

What does aestivator mean?
Aestivator means an animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.
What part of speech is aestivator?
Aestivator is a noun.
What is the plural of aestivator?
The plural of aestivator is aestivators.

Words near aestivator in the dictionary

  1. aestivated
  2. aestivates
  3. aestivating
  4. aestivation
  5. aestivations
  6. aestivator
  7. aestivators
  8. aestive
  9. aestivo-autumnal
  10. aestivoautumnal
  11. aestro

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