Example sentences from the Web for hibernation

The study also noted that bear attacks mostly occurred during August, when bears are gearing up for hibernation and seeking food.
How Climate Change Is Causing Chaos in the Animal Kingdom|Nina Strochlic|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It retires for hibernation when quite small, and recommences to feed in March.
The Butterflies of the British Isles|Richard South
Thereafter was nothing but the fading of leaves, the falling of leaves, the drowsing into hibernation.
Old Mole|Gilbert Cannan
The caterpillars are to be found, after hibernation, in April, and a second brood in June and July.
The Butterflies of the British Isles|Richard South

These are moulting, or change of skin, and hibernation, or winter sleep.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
The conditions as to hibernation by the larvae of butterflies are very different from those of the egg.
Butterflies Worth Knowing|Clarence M. Weed

Cultural definitions for hibernation

hibernation

Passing the winter in a sleeping or inactive condition. Bears, ground squirrels, woodchucks, and several other kinds of animals hibernate.

hibernation

[ hī′bər-nā′shən ]

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An inactive state resembling deep sleep in which certain animals living in cold climates pass the winter. In hibernation, the body temperature is lowered and breathing and heart rates slow down. Hibernation protects the animal from cold and reduces the need for food during the season when food is scarce. Compare estivation.

Words nearby hibernation

hibakusha, Hibbing, hibernaculum, hibernal, hibernate, hibernation, Hibernia, Hibernian, Hibernicism, Hibernicize, Hiberno-

单词	hibernation
释义	Example sentences from the Web for hibernation The study also noted that bear attacks mostly occurred during August, when bears are gearing up for hibernation and seeking food. How Climate Change Is Causing Chaos in the Animal Kingdom\|Nina Strochlic\|January 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It retires for hibernation when quite small, and recommences to feed in March. The Butterflies of the British Isles\|Richard South Thereafter was nothing but the fading of leaves, the falling of leaves, the drowsing into hibernation. Old Mole\|Gilbert Cannan The caterpillars are to be found, after hibernation, in April, and a second brood in June and July. The Butterflies of the British Isles\|Richard South These are moulting, or change of skin, and hibernation, or winter sleep. Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets\|Various The conditions as to hibernation by the larvae of butterflies are very different from those of the egg. Butterflies Worth Knowing\|Clarence M. Weed Words related to hibernation coma, slumber, dream, trance, flora, greenery, sluggishness, stagnation, lethargy, torpor, dormancy, torpidity, nod, catnap, repose, doze, nap, rest, shuteye, siesta Cultural definitions for hibernation hibernation Passing the winter in a sleeping or inactive condition. Bears, ground squirrels, woodchucks, and several other kinds of animals hibernate. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. hibernation [ hī′bər-nā′shən ] SEE SYNONYMS FOR hibernation ON THESAURUS.COM An inactive state resembling deep sleep in which certain animals living in cold climates pass the winter. In hibernation, the body temperature is lowered and breathing and heart rates slow down. Hibernation protects the animal from cold and reduces the need for food during the season when food is scarce. Compare estivation. Words nearby hibernation hibakusha, Hibbing, hibernaculum, hibernal, hibernate, hibernation, Hibernia, Hibernian, Hibernicism, Hibernicize, Hiberno- The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Words related to hibernation

Cultural definitions for hibernation

hibernation

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