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(noun) the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years" |
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Related Words: retirement |
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(noun) cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals |
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Related Words: dormancy, quiescence, quiescency |
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(noun) the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter |
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Related Words: torpidity, torpor |
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