overwinter

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Millions of the orange and black-winged insects migrate to the Oyamel fir forest in Mexico to overwinter, he said, noting that 'overwinter' is a term that refers to the winter migration of butterflies and other critters.

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  1. intransitive verb To remain alive through the winter: sheep that overwintered on the steppe.
  2. intransitive verb To pass or spend the winter: We usually overwinter in the Bahamas.
  3. adjective Occurring during the period of winter.

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  • Some of these species overwinter while some are seasonal breeders. —  10,000 Birds
  • The fertilized eggs that result are resilient and can overwinter, withstanding freezing or drying conditions until better circumstances indicate that it is time to hatch.
  • As they are fairly slow off the mark, it is worth saving a number of this year's seedlings to overwinter in pots under glass, for planting out next spring. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
  • If you use your garden greenhouse to overwinter plants which can't stand frost, then you'll need some method of heating it - usually a greenhouse heater. —  ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds
  • The bugs overwinter as adults in protected dry places, often in wall voids or attics of houses and buildings. —  RNews - TOP STORIES
 

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