An animal or organism that enters a state of aestivation; a creature that becomes dormant during hot or dry seasons.
From Latin 'aestivator,' one who aestivates or spends the summer in dormancy. The agent noun suffix '-ator' was added to 'aestivate' to describe the thing doing the action.
The term 'aestivator' is rarely used but describes some of nature's toughest survivors—desert toads and certain snakes are master aestivators that can go years without activity.
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