hybernation

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A form of hibernation — A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

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Meanings

nounhybernation (countable and uncountable, plural hybernations)

plural hybernations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableObsolete spelling of hibernation.
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APA

hybernation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hybernation

MLA

“hybernation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hybernation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hybernation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hybernation.

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