hibernation
noun[U]
uk/ˌhaɪ.bəˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌhaɪ.bɚˈneɪ.ʃən/thestateof beingasleepfor thewinter:
冬眠状态Bearsgo intohibernation in theautumn.熊在秋天进入冬眠状态。
It was thetimeofyearwhenrattlesnakesemergefromwinterhibernation.这是每年响尾蛇从冬眠中醒来的时节。
See
hibernate
- Bears arethinnerfollowinghibernation.
- Bats are nowbeginningtheirlongwinterhibernation.
- Researchshowedthat somemembersof themosquitospecieshaveevolvedso that hibernation istriggeredby ashorterdaylength.
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- claw
- gambol
- groom
- migrate
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- non-migratory
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- torpor
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Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping