蛰伏

[ adj ]
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
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dormant budsa hibernating bear
torpid frogs

Hibernate \Hi"ber*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hibernated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Hibernating}.] [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr.
hibernus wintry. See {Hibernal}.]
To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in
a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles,
and insects.

Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the
year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain.
--Southey.

hibernating \hibernating\ adj.
in a state of suspended animation; -- of animals that sleep
most of the winter. [prenominal]

Syn: dormant, torpid.
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