2. Verb. (alternative spelling of estivated) ¹
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Definition of Aestivated
1. aestivate [v] - See also: aestivate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aestivated
Literary usage of Aestivated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Investigation of Evolution in Chrysomelid Beetles of the Genus Leptinotarsa by William Lawrence Tower (1906)
"... period for hibernation approached, those of AI, instead of going deep into
the ground, as did B and as is normal, aestivated on top or close to the top. ..."
2. The Journal of Conchology by Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1874)
"A few (possibly late examples of the previous year which have aestivated in a
virgin condition) emerge alive in autumn and appear to produce a partial ..."
3. The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation by James William Tutt, Malcolm Burr (1890)
"The Entomological Society of London aestivated this year, and its meetings are
now held on such a variety of days, that without a member's card in front of ..."
4. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1850)
"... aestivated corolla with Ixora, but have the ovules erect from the base of the
two cells of the ovary, ..."
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