| Definition of 'hibernation' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hibernation
the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
2. (noun) hibernation
cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
3. (noun) hibernation
the act of retiring into inactivity
"he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"
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| Definition of 'hibernation' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hibernation
the act or state of hibernating
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| Definition of 'hibernation' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. hibernation
The dormant state in which some warm-blooded animal species pass the winter. It is characterized by narcosis and by sharp reduction in body temperature and metabolic activity and by a depression of vital signs.
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