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Category:GO:0042751 ! estivation
name: estivation
namespace: biological_process
def: "Any process in which an organism enters and maintains a period of dormancy, similar to hibernation, but that occurs during the summer. It insulates against heat to prevent the harmful effects of the season." [GOC:jl, PMID:12443930, Wikipedia:Estivation]
synonym: "aestivation" EXACT [GOC:pr]
xref: Wikipedia:Estivation
is_a: GO:0022611 ! dormancy process
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<GOterm>GO:0042751</GOterm>
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