hibernator

hibernator

CEFR: C1-C2 /hi-ber-na-tor/ [no ipa available]

The broad definition of the verb “hibernate” is to spend the winter sleeping or resting. Hibernation is the act of hibernating, and hibernators are animals that hibernate.

Example Sentences:
In contrast to true hibernators such as woodchucks and hedgehogs, whose body temperatures drop close to the freezing point during the winter months, bears maintain a nearly normal body temperature throughout their prolonged sleep.