| NOMBRE | state | estivación | (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer |
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| Sentido | (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period. | |
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| Categoría | zoología | The branch of biology that studies animals |
| General | dormancia, quietud | A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction |
| Inglés | estivation, aestivation | |
| Catalán | estivació | |
| Verbos | estivar | sleep during summer |
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