Definitions for hibernaculum

hibernaculum hi·ber·nac·u·lum

Spelling: [hahy-ber-nak-yuh-luh m]
IPA: /ˌhaɪ bərˈnæk yə ləm/

Hibernaculum is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 27 points.

You can make 1342 anagrams from letters in hibernaculum (abcehilmnruu).

Definitions for hibernaculum

noun

  1. a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
  2. winter quarters, as of a hibernating animal.

Origin of hibernaculum

1690-1700; Latin hībernāculum winter residence, equivalent to hībernā(re) (see hibernate) + -culum -cule2

Examples for hibernaculum

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.

When the hibernaculum is finished the seam is perfectly smooth and the hole inside is lined with silk.

Soil temperatures were taken in the present study only when the turtle was in a form, hibernaculum, or den.

hibernaculum: a tent or sheath made out of a leaf or other material in which a larva hides or hibernates.

There is little movement during dormancy except for the deepening or horizontal extension of the hibernaculum.

Young caterpillar with hibernaculum (h); caterpillar and chrysalis.

Word Value for hibernaculum
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