Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An animal that hibernates or lies dormant during the winter; contrasted with
estivator .
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- noun Something that
hibernates .
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Examples
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The Permanent Secretary at National Planning Commission (NPC), Mocks Shivute, will also remain in his position despite opposition from some circles of the ruling party who accuse him of being a 'hibernator'.
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A hibernator uses not only less fuel from food or fat, but also less oxygen.
Many species use hibernation to survive the rigors of winter Ben Harder 2010
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A hibernator uses not only less fuel from food or fat, but also less oxygen.
Many species use hibernation to survive the rigors of winter Ben Harder 2010
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This astonishing wish-granting hibernator loves to sleep.
Dream Genie Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2009
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Amaze your hibernator friends with the perfect foyer—
BETTER SWEETS TO PROVE THAN SLEEP by Lisa Mantchev | Fiction | Futurismic 2005
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In about ten minutes, consciousness would be restored, though it would be at least a day before the hibernator was strong enough to move around without assistance.
2001 A Space Odyssey Clarke, Arthur C. 1968
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But the most highly appreciated, that is the most feared and detested, of wild creatures was the common skunk, found everywhere, mostly a night wanderer and a hibernator.
Ranching, Sport and Travel Thomas Carson
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The South was self-supporting, as the hibernator that crawls into a stump to subsist upon its own fat.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death T. C. DeLeon
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The baby struck out independently and burrowed in the sand, and stole some of the wool and feathers from hibernator to line his own nest.
Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers John Burroughs 1879
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Then the hibernator curled up again and went into winter quarters.
Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers John Burroughs 1879
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