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hibernaculum

[ hahy-ber-nak-yuh-luhm ]

noun

plural hibernacula
  1. a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
  2. winter quarters, as of a hibernating animal.


hibernaculum

/ ˌhaɪbəˈnækjʊləm; ˈhaɪbəˌnækəl /

noun

  1. the winter quarters of a hibernating animal
  2. the protective case or covering of a plant bud or animal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hibernaculum

/ ī′-ə-ăə-ə /

  1. A protective case, covering, or structure, such as a plant bud, in which an organism remains dormant for the winter.
  2. The shelter of a hibernating animal.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of hibernaculum1

First recorded in 1690–1700; from Latin ī峦ܱܳ “winter residence,” equivalent to ī() “to spend the winter” + -culum suffix denoting place
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of hibernaculum1

C17: from Latin: winter residence; see hibernate
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At one point in “Kentucky Route Zero,” we encounter a carefully preserved cave for bats, complete with museum-like notations on perches, Conway asks a question the game seems to be raising throughout, and one that should resonate for anyone living in Los Angeles in the midst of our city’s homelessness crisis: “Who’s gonna build the people hibernaculum?”

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Eric Weaver, the monument’s branch chief of natural resources, says Junction Cave has the largest known hibernaculum in the monument for Townsend’s big-eared bats.

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He says human disturbance during hibernation can cause significant impacts to bats and may even result in the abandonment of the cave as a hibernaculum.

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Spellers had to ace common words such as “intolerable” and “detrimental” as well as more obscure terms such as “annus mirabilis” and “hibernaculum.”

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Spellers still competing had to ace common words, such as “intolerable” and “detrimental”, along with more obscure words, such as “annus mirabilis” and “hibernaculum”.

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