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hibernating

[hi-ber-neyt]

hi·ber·nate

[hi-ber-neyt]
verb (used without object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing.
1.
Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
2.
to withdraw or be in seclusion; retire.
3.
to winter in a place with a milder climate: Each winter finds us hibernating in Florida.

Origin:
1795–1805; < Latin hībernātus (past participle of hībernāre to spend the winter). See hibernal, -ate1

hi·ber·na·tion, noun
hi·ber·na·tor, noun
post·hi·ber·na·tion, adjective
sem·i·hi·ber·na·tion, noun

estivate, hibernate.
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Hibernating is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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hibernating

adjective
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" [syn: dormant
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