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[ verb ] sleep during winter
Synonyms Examples "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" Used in print (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Apart from the honeybee , practically all bees and bumblebees hibernate in a state of torpor . The life_history of the alkali_bee is similar to that of Andrena , but the first activity of the adults does not take_place until summer , and the individuals hibernate in the prepupal stage . Related terms |
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[ verb ] be in an inactive or dormant state
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