aestivate
/ˈiːstɪveɪt/( <美> estivate)
verb
no obj.
- Zoology (of an animal, especially an insect, fish, or amphibian) spend a hot or dry period in a prolonged state of torpor or dormancy【动】（动物, 尤指昆虫、鱼或两栖动物）夏眠, 夏蛰。
词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'pass the summer'）： from Latin aestivat-, from aestivare 'spend the summer'， from aestus 'heat'.