estivate, aestivate
(verb) sleep during summer; “certain animals estivate”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aestivate (third-person singular simple present aestivates, present participle aestivating, simple past and past participle aestivated)
Alternative spelling of estivate
Source: Wiktionary
Æs"ti*vate, v. i. Etym: [L. aestivare, aestivatum.]
1. To spend the summer.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt also estivate.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 September 2024
(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
