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- Latin · derived frombrūma“winter solstice”
- English todaybrumation
From Latin brūma (“winter solstice”) + -tiō, by analogy with hibernation.
Words from the same roots
Latinbrūma all →
brumebrumous
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
brumation
Today it means: A lethargic state that some ectothermic animals, such as many reptiles, assume during cold conditions. Partly analogous to hibernation, but physiological differences include that brumation does not depend on stored fat, but rather on reduced metabolic activity. Full definition →
Latin brūma