HIBERNACULUM


Meaning of HIBERNACULUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhī-bər-ˈna-kyə-ləm ]

noun

( plural hi·ber·nac·u·la -lə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, winter residence, from hibernare

Date: 1789

: a shelter occupied during the winter by a dormant animal (as an insect or reptile)

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