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Estivation vs Dormancy - What's the difference?

estivation | dormancy |

As nouns the difference between estivation and dormancy

is that estivation is while dormancy is the state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.

estivation

English

Noun

(en noun)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    dormancy

    English

    (wikipedia dormancy)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
  • * 1902 , , Behind the Line , ch. 2:
    • [N]ow the big Thanksgiving dinner which they had eaten was beginning to work upon them a spell of dormancy .

    Synonyms

    * inactivity * quiescence * sleep