Hibernaculum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /haɪ.bəˈnak.juː.ləm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hibernaculum is a noun meaning (zoology) The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.
Meaning
(zoology) The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.
More Meanings
- (botany) A bud, case, or protective covering that a plant uses to survive the challenging environmental conditions during a dormancy period.
Example Sentences
In winter, NLEBs use caves and mines as hibernacula.⁹⁴ Suitable habitat for the NLEB is present within the Proposed Route.
Aeolus Cave, which is set into a wooded hillside in Dorset, Vermont, is believed to be the largest bat hibernaculum in New England; it is estimated that before white-nose hit, nearly three hundred thousand bats—some from as far away as Ontario and Rhode Island—came there to spend the winter.
Word Forms
- hibernacula
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include den, hybernacle, hibernator, hybernation, hibernation, hiddle.
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