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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation;
- Example: "dormant buds"
- Example: "a hibernating bear"
- Example: "torpid frogs"
[syn: dormant, hibernating(a), torpid]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. --Southey. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

hibernating \hibernating\ adj. in a state of suspended animation; -- of animals that sleep most of the winter. [prenominal] Syn: dormant, torpid. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hibernating adj 1: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" [syn: dormant, hibernating(a), torpid]