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Definitions of hibernation in various dictionaries:
noun - the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
noun - cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter
noun - the act of retiring into inactivity
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| See 35-Across |
| 35-Across activity |
| Sleep mode? |
| Serious winter sleep |
| In which one is out in long wintry spells |
| Winter sleep |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Jan 23 2018 Thomas Joseph - King Feature Syndicate |
| May 31 2015 New York Times |
| Mar 19 2014 USA Today |
| Oct 15 2007 Universal |
| Aug 6 2005 The Times - Cryptic |
| Sep 17 2003 Universal |
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| At night hummingbirds enter torpor, a short version of this, in which temp. lowers & metabolism slows |
| Estivation is the summer equivalent of this winter sleeplike stage |
| In this annual state, a grizzly's heart rate drops from about 40 beats a minute to as low as 10 |
| Chipmunks go into a sleeplike state called torpor during this winter period |
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| The condition or period of an animal or plant spending the winter in a dormant state. |
| bhibernation definitionb. Passing the winter in a sleeping or inactive condition. Bears, ground squirrels, woodchucks, and several other kinds of animals bhibernateb. The American Heritage New bDictionaryb of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. |
| A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter. |
| A standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory. |
| the act of retiring into inactivity |
| cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter especially slowing of metabolism in some animals |
| the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter |
| Hibernation description |
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| Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in endotherms. Hibernation refers to a season of heterothermy characterized by low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate. Although traditionally reserved for "deep" hibernators such as rodents, the term has been redefined to include animals such as bears and is now applied based on active metabolic suppression rather than absolute body temperature decline. Many experts believe that the processes of daily torpor and hibernation form a continuum and utilize similar mechanisms. The equivalent during the summer months is aestivation. Some reptile species (ectotherms) are said to brumate, but possible similarities between brumation and hibernation are not firmly established. Many insects, such as the wasp Polistes exclamans, exhibit periods of dormancy which have often been referred to as hibernation despite their ectothermy.Often associated with low temperatures, the function of hibernation is t |