hibernaculum

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Pronunciation

/haɪ.bəˈnak.juː.ləm/

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/haɪ.bəˈnak.juː.ləm/ · /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈnæk.jə.ləm/

Definition of hibernaculum

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noun

The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.

“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.”
“In winter, NLEBs use caves and mines as hibernacula.⁹⁴ Suitable habitat for the NLEB is present within the Proposed Route.”

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noun

The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.

“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.”
“In winter, NLEBs use caves and mines as hibernacula.⁹⁴ Suitable habitat for the NLEB is present within the Proposed Route.”
A bud, case, or protective covering that a plant uses to survive the challenging environmental conditions during a dormancy period.

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From Latin hībernāculum (“winter quarters”).

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