1. The torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter 
2. Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals 
3. The act of retiring into inactivity
   "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"

Derived forms: hibernations

See also: hibernate

Type of: dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, retirement, torpidity, torpor

Encyclopedia: Hibernation

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