1. spending the summer in a dormant or inactive state to survive hot, dry conditions
Usage: biological term; present participle of aestivate

Examples

• The desert tortoise is aestivating underground during the hottest months.
• Many snails spend summer aestivating in their shells.
• The lungfish survives drought by aestivating in mud cocoons.
• Scientists found the frogs aestivating beneath rocks.
• Some insects avoid summer heat by aestivating in tree bark.
• The researcher studied animals aestivating in the desert.