(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

plural of hibernation

(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hibernate

present participle of hibernate

simple past tense and past participle of hibernate

Something that hibernates.

plural of hibernator

Of or pertaining to winter; brumal or hiemal

The process of making something Irish.