单词 | aestivate |
例句 | It is now starting to look as though one of the three species of mosquito that transmit malaria in the region aestivates, and the other two migrate, says Lehmann. Malaria control: The great mosquito hunt 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Terrestrial molluscs lie dormant in the winter in cold and temperate latitudes and their tropical allies aestivate in districts where conditions enforce the habit. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z He found that in the hot summer weather this butterfly goes into a seclusion similar to that of its winter rest—that is, it aestivates in summer and hibernates in winter. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z In summer we had no fear of this creature, as it buries itself in the soil and aestivates during the hot, dry season, and comes forth in wet weather. Far Away and Long Ago The land molluscs of the district are the only animals which aestivate; they are found in clusters, Bulimi and Helices, concealed in hollow trees, the mouths of their shells closed by a film of mucus. The Naturalist on the River Amazons In such cases the insect must aestivate rather than hibernate. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z |
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