brumation

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. uncountable

词源

From Latin brūma (“winter solstice”) + -tiō, by analogy with hibernation.
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