aestivation

As nouns the difference between praefloration and aestivation

is that praefloration is while aestivation is (biology) a state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.

As nouns the difference between aestivation and venation

is that aestivation is (biology) a state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation while venation is the state of having veins, or the pattern of veins or vein-like structures within a larger entity.

As nouns the difference between dormancy and aestivation

is that dormancy is the state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness while aestivation is (biology) a state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.

In biology terms the difference between aestivation and torpor

is that aestivation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation while torpor is a state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.

In biology terms the difference between diapause and aestivation

is that diapause is a temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes while aestivation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.

As nouns the difference between migration and aestivation

is that migration is an instance of moving to live in another place for a while while aestivation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.

As a noun aestivation is

(biology) a state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between testivation and aestivation

is that testivation is (botany) the production of pollen by the stamens while aestivation is (botany) the arrangement (vernation) of the parts of a flower inside a bud; prefloration.

As nouns the difference between testivation and aestivation

is that testivation is (botany) the production of pollen by the stamens while aestivation is (biology) a state of inactivity and metabolic depression during summer: the summer version of hibernation.