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Estivate — Estival Es ti*val, a., Estivate Es ti*vate, v. i., Estivation Es ti*va tion, n. Same as {[AE]stival}, {[AE]stivate}, etc. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heliciculture — (snail farming) is the process of farming or raising snails.HistoryRoasted snail shells have been found in archaeological excavations, an indication that snails have been eaten since prehistoric times [ [http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/… … Wikipedia
Estivation — or aestivation (from Latin aestas , summer), also known as summer sleep , is a state of dormancy somewhat similar to hibernation. It takes place during times of heat and dryness, the hot dry season, which is often but not inevitably the summer… … Wikipedia
California Ground Squirrel — Taxobox name = California Ground Squirrel status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Sciuridae genus = Spermophilus species = S. beecheyi binomial … Wikipedia
sponge — spongeless, adj. spongelike, adj. spongingly, adv. /spunj/, n., v., sponged, sponging. n. 1. any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or… … Universalium
Estival — Es ti*val, a., Estivate Es ti*vate, v. i., Estivation Es ti*va tion, n. Same as {[AE]stival}, {[AE]stivate}, etc. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Estivation — Estival Es ti*val, a., Estivate Es ti*vate, v. i., Estivation Es ti*va tion, n. Same as {[AE]stival}, {[AE]stivate}, etc. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gastropod — /gas treuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc. adj. 2. Also, gastropodous /ga strop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to the gastropods. [1820 30; < NL Gast(e)ropoda a class of mollusks.… … Universalium
squirrel — squirrelish, squirrellike, adj. /skwerr euhl, skwur / or, esp. Brit., /skwir euhl/, n., pl. squirrels, (esp. collectively) squirrel, v., squirreled, squirreling or (esp. Brit.) squirrelled, squirrelling. n. 1. any of numerous arboreal, bushy… … Universalium
Social behaviour in animals — Introduction actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) … Universalium
California ground squirrel — Conservation status Least Concern … Wikipedia
