HIBERNATE


Meaning of HIBERNATE in English

■ verb (of an animal or plant) spend the winter in a dormant state.

Derivatives

hibernation noun

hibernator noun

Origin

C19 (earlier (C17) as hibernation ): from L. hibernare , from hiberna 'winter quarters', from hibernus 'wintry'.

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