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suspended animation

Translation

n [u]
muerte aparente
During the winter these animals remain in a state of suspended animation
Durante el invierno estos animales tienen las constantes vitales al mínimo
(Definition of suspended animation n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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