THESAURUS

Brumation Thesaurus

(biology) A lethargic state that some ectothermic animals, such as many reptiles, assume during cold conditions. Partly analogous to hibernation, but physiological differences include that brumation does not depend on stored fat, but rather on reduced metabolic activity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sleep, diurnation, ectotherm, nonhibernator, brontothere, brachiopoid.

Continue With Brumation

Relationships are shown only after the shared lexical validator accepts them. A suggestion is not automatically an exact replacement.