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What does hibernation mean?

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Noun
  1. (biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter.
  2. (computing) A standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
  3. (space science) A state of minimum power consumption
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For many animals seasonality is common, as shown in winter hibernation, and olfaction plays an important role.
Many thanks must go then to Thomas Edison for ruining the whole hibernation ideal with his accursed light-bulbs.
Only occasionally have greater mouse-eared bats been found in tree holes during hibernation.
Both aestivation and hibernation are found among the members of the family.
These frogs take longer to emerge from hibernation to answer the call of the spring mating season.
I can state for a fact that my neighbour will come out of hibernation to plant his annual crop of potatoes on Good Friday.

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