estivation

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˌes-tə-ˈvā-shən\

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˌes-tə-ˈvā-shən\

Definitions of estivation word

noun estivation Prolonged torpor or dormancy of an animal during a hot or dry period. 1
noun estivation the state of an estivating creature 0
noun estivation the arrangement of petals in a flower bud before it opens 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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