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Overwintering

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Overwintering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of overwinter.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of overwinter.

More Meanings

  1. The action of overwintering.
  2. (medicine) The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wintering, wintertime, hibernation, winter, stay, hibernating.

winteringwintertimehibernationwinterstayhibernatingwinterizationvernalisationyarovizationvernalizationwinterisationregelationweatherizationintercoolingunfreezingdefrostingarcticizationdefrostcryosurvival

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