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Record 1 2021-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
DEF

Spend the summer or dry season in an inactive dormant state.

CONT

The African lungfish ... estivates in a cocoon of hardened slime that is brown and parchment-like.

Key term(s)
  • aestivate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
CONT

[...] certains amphibiens [...] et les grenouilles du désert australien estivent durant les périodes sèches et accumulent de l'urée.

Spanish

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