| hibernation |
| hibernation |
| hibernation | (n) the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter |
| hibernation | (n) cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals |
| hibernation | (n) the act of retiring into inactivity, Example: he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years |
| Hibernation | n. [ Cf. F. hibernation. ] The act or state of hibernating. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ] |