Etymology

hibernaculum

hi·ber·nac·u·lum
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Today it means: The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter. Full definition →

Latin hībernāculum ← ['la hībernāculum
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  1. ['la · borrowed fromhībernāculum
  2. Latin · borrowed fromhībernāculum
  3. English todayhibernaculum

Borrowed from Latin hībernāculum (“winter quarters”).

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