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Definition of Hibernation

1. Noun. The torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter.

2. Noun. Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals.

3. Noun. The act of retiring into inactivity. "He emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"

Definition of Hibernation

1. n. The act or state of hibernating.

Definition of Hibernation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hibernation

1. The dormant state in which some animal species pass the winter. It is characterised by narcosis and by sharp reduction in body temperature and metabolic activity and by a depression of vital signs. It is a natural physiological process in many warm-blooded animals. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hibernation

Hibbertia Hibbing hibernacle hibernacula hibernacula hibernaculum hibernaculum hibernal hibernate hibernated

hibernates hibernating hibernating(a) hibernating gland hibernation (current term) hibernation (current term) hibernations hibernator hibernators Hibernia

hibernoma hibiscus hibiscus hibiscuses Hibiscus cannabinus Hibiscus elatus Hibiscus esculentus Hibiscus farragei Hibiscus heterophyllus Hibiscus moschatus

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