hibernaculum

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In some hibernaculum, 90 to 100 percent of the bats are dying.

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  1. noun Biology A protective case, covering, or structure, such as a plant bud, in which an organism remains dormant for the winter.
  2. noun Biology The shelter of a hibernating animal.

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  • In some hibernaculum, 90 to 100 percent of the bats are dying. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • In one important bat hibernaculum, or bat cave, Department of Environmental Protection biologists estimated that 83 percent of bats had died. —  Wildlife Disease News Digest
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  • The woodchuck is in his hibernaculum, the skunk in his, the mole in his; and the black bear has his selected, and will go in when the snow comes. —  Winter Sunshine
  • And even if the bats had still found it an acceptable hibernaculum, this time of year they’re out eating bugs. —  The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner
 

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  1. Latin hībernāculum, winter residence, from hībernāre, to winter, from hībernus, relating to winter; see ghei- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Latin: see hibernacle.
 

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/haɪbərˈnækjuləm/
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