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Engelsk navneord: hibernation

1. hibernation (om tilstand) the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter


Mindre specifikke termertorpidity, torpor

2. hibernation (om tilstand) cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals


Mindre specifikke termerdormancy, quiescence, quiescency

3. hibernation (om handling) the act of retiring into inactivity


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningHe emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years.


Mindre specifikke termerretirement









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