hibernation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
noun cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
noun the act of retiring into inactivity

From Latin hibernātus, from hibernō, from hībernus (“winter”).

Oh, it's your first hibernation, is it? — "Wee Tim'rous Beasties": Studies of Animal life and Character, Douglas English
There have been many singular popular notions about the hibernation of various animals. — The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce
We call this winter sleep of animals hibernation, and many of the insects hibernate. — The Insect Folk, Morley, Margaret Warner

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