Aestivator

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An animal that becomes dormant during the summer or dry season.

    "It was a strictly aquatic animal, possibly an aestivator during its younger stages."

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"It was a strictly aquatic animal, possibly an aestivator during its younger stages."

Etymology

From aestivate + -or.

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