hibernaculum

/hahy-ber-nak-yuh-luhm/US // ˌhaɪ bərˈnæk yə ləm //UK // (ˌhaɪbəˈnækjʊləm) //

冬眠室,蛰伏期,蛰伏,冬眠

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural hi·ber·nac·u·la [hahy-ber-nak-yuh-luh]. /ˌhaɪ bərˈnæk yə lə/.
- : a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- : winter quarters, as of a hibernating animal.

It seems that having migrated to a ledge, the racer promptly finds its hibernaculum and retires for the winter.
This trend suggests that over periods of years a racer is likely to shift its range or its hibernaculum or both.
Young caterpillar with hibernaculum (h); caterpillar and chrysalis.
Hibernaculum: a tent or sheath made out of a leaf or other material in which a larva hides or hibernates.
Soil temperatures were taken in the present study only when the turtle was in a form, hibernaculum, or den.