Being in a state of estivation; having undergone or currently undergoing summer dormancy.
Past participle/adjective form of estivate. The -ed suffix marks it as completed action or resulting state, describing organisms that are currently or have been in estivation.
An 'estivated' lungfish isn't dead or dying—it's in a carefully controlled metabolic state that lets it survive impossible conditions while using almost no energy.
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