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noun - a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
noun - inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.
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Torpor is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually by a reduced body temperature and metabolic rate. Torpor enables animals to survive periods of reduced food availability. The term "torpor" can refer to the time a hibernator spends at low body temperature, lasting days to weeks, or it can refer to a period of low body temperature and metabolism lasting less than 24 hours, as in "daily torpor". * Animals that undergo daily torpor include birds (even tiny hummingbirds, notably Cypselomorphae) * and some mammals, including many marsupial species, rodent species (such as mice), and bats. * During the active part of their day, such animals maintain normal body temperature and activity levels, but their metabolic rate and body temperature drops during a portion of the day (usually night) to conserve energy. Torpor is often used to help animals survive during periods of colder temperatures, as it allows them to save the energy that would normally be used to maintain a high |