aestivator
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.
Example Sentences
- "It was a strictly aquatic animal, possibly an aestivator during its younger stages."
- "This complements the large increase in Gnathorhiza, a known aestivator since Wichita-Albany time (Berman, 1976)."
- "Biomphalaria sudanica is associated with the margins of lakes and papyrus swamps and was classified as a poor aestivator by Brown (1975, 1980)."
Etymology
From aestivate + -or.