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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dōngmián
"熊在冬天到来时会选择冬眠。"
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To spend the winter in a dormant state.
"Bears hibernate in caves during the coldest months of the year."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 19th century: back-formation from hibernation, or from Latin hibernat- 'spent the winter', from the verb hibernare, from hibernus 'winter'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hibernate" is said worldwide
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hiberner
Transliteration: hiberner
"Les ours dorment tout l'hiver et décident d'hiberner."
überwintern
Transliteration: ueberwintern
"Viele Tiere überwintern in tiefen Höhlen."
letargare
Transliteration: letargare
"Gli orsi vanno in letargo durante i mesi invernali."
hibernar
Transliteration: hibernar
"Los osos suelen hibernar durante el invierno."
hibernar
Transliteration: hibernar
"Alguns animais escolhem hibernar para escapar do frio."
शीतनिद्रा करना
Transliteration: sheetnidra karna
"सर्दी के मौसम में भालू शीतनिद्रा करते हैं।"
冬眠
Transliteration: dōngmián
"熊在冬天到来时会选择冬眠。"
동면하다
Transliteration: dongmyeonhada
"곰은 겨울철에 동면을 합니다."
冬眠する
Transliteration: tōmin suru
"クマは冬の間、洞窟で冬眠します。"
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