estivo-autumnal

adjective

es·​ti·​vo-autumnal

variants or less commonly aestivo-autumnal

¦estə(ˌ)vō,

e¦stī(-+

: relating to or occurring in the summer and autumn

—used chiefly of a form of malaria

Word History

Etymology

estivo- or aestivo- (from Latin aestivus of summer) + autumnal

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