Meaning of semi-hibernation | Babel Free

Definitions

A state of reduced power consumption, and metabolic activity in animals during winter, but to a lesser degree than true hibernation.

Examples

“Should a warm day soon follow⟳ this untoward excitement, the after effects are to a certain extent modified, as a good cleansing flight can be taken; but when the cold still continues, the bees never again being able to regain⟳ their former state of semi-hibernation, drag⟳ out their existence wandering aimlessly about, and die⟳ at a rapid rate each day adding to the accumulating filth of the hive.”

“They are fed exclusively on insects which are caught on the wing by the parents; if there is a spell⟳ of bad weather the parents cannot collect⟳ their insects, the young swifts starve⟳, lose⟳ their temperature regulation and go into a sort⟳ of semi-hibernation at a very low body temperature.”

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