hibernation
/ˌhaɪbəˈneɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण हाइबनेशन
शीतनिद्रा, शीतनिष्क्रियता
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the state in which some animals spend the winter, sleeping
शीतनिद्रा, शीतनिष्क्रियता
- Bears go into hibernation in winter.
- The hibernation of frogs begins in autumn, when the weather turns cold.
- Hedgehogs wake up from hibernation in spring.
+ 2 more examples
- The bear stored fat for its long winter hibernation.
- Hibernation helps animals survive when food is scarce.
Synonyms dormancy winter sleep torpor inactivity
Opposite activity wakefulness
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AaSpelling
hi·ber·na·tion
With -ber- (from the Latin hibernus, wintry).
बीच में -ber- (Latin hibernus, शीतकालीन, से)।
?Which word?
Keep the inactive words together: hibernation, dormancy, torpor (a state of not being active), lethargy.
निष्क्रियता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: hibernation, dormancy, torpor (निष्क्रिय अवस्था), lethargy।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: the winter sleep of some animals is hibernation; the summer sleep (during hot, dry periods) aestivation.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: कुछ जानवरों की शीतकालीन नींद hibernation; ग्रीष्मकालीन नींद (गर्म, सूखे समय में) aestivation।
General knowledge
Science: frogs, bears, bats, snakes and some squirrels hibernate; snails and lungfish aestivate.
विज्ञान में मेंढक, भालू, चमगादड़, साँप और कुछ गिलहरियाँ hibernate करते हैं; घोंघे और lungfish aestivate करते हैं।