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hibernate

 
 
/ˈhaɪbəneɪt/ verb [I]

Translation

If an animal hibernates, it goes to sleep for the winter.
kış uykusuna yatmak
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hibernation
 
 
/ˌhaɪbəˈneɪʃən/ noun [U]
kış uykusuna yatma (hayvanlar)
Bears go into hibernation in the autumn.
(Definition of hibernate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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