hibernation

(hī″bĕr-nā′shŏn )

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[L. hibernare, to spend the winter]
Spending the winter asleep or torpid or resting in an almost comatose state. Some animals adapt to winter by this method.
hibernate (hī′bĕr-nāt″), v.

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