noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A winter retreat; winter quarters.
2. 2
   A place where an animal hibernates.

Synonyms

All synonyms

hibernaculum

Etymology

From Latin hībernācula, plural of hībernāculum.

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