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hibernaculum
[ hahy-ber-nak-yuh-luhm ]
noun
- a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- winter quarters, as of a hibernating animal.
hibernaculum
/ ˌhaɪbəˈnækjʊləm; ˈhaɪbəˌnækəl /
noun
- the winter quarters of a hibernating animal
- the protective case or covering of a plant bud or animal
hibernaculum
/ hī′-bər-năk′yə-ləm /
- A protective case, covering, or structure, such as a plant bud, in which an organism remains dormant for the winter.
- The shelter of a hibernating animal.
Word History and Origins
Origin of hibernaculum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hibernaculum1
Example Sentences
At one point in “Kentucky Route Zero,” we encounter a carefully preserved cave for bats, complete with museum-like notations on perches, Conway asks a question the game seems to be raising throughout, and one that should resonate for anyone living in Los Angeles in the midst of our city’s homelessness crisis: “Who’s gonna build the people hibernaculum?”
Eric Weaver, the monument’s branch chief of natural resources, says Junction Cave has the largest known hibernaculum in the monument for Townsend’s big-eared bats.
He says human disturbance during hibernation can cause significant impacts to bats and may even result in the abandonment of the cave as a hibernaculum.
Spellers had to ace common words such as “intolerable” and “detrimental” as well as more obscure terms such as “annus mirabilis” and “hibernaculum.”
Spellers still competing had to ace common words, such as “intolerable” and “detrimental”, along with more obscure words, such as “annus mirabilis” and “hibernaculum”.
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