hibernaculum

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hī′bər nak′yə ləm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hi•ber•nac•u•lum  (hī′bər nak′yə ləm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -la (-lə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Animal Behavior, Botanya protective case or covering, esp. for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
  2. Animal Behaviorwinter quarters, as of a hibernating animal.
Also, hi•ber•nac•le  (hī′bər nak′əl).USA pronunciation 
  • Latin hībernāculum winter residence, equivalent. to hībernā(re) (see hibernate) + -culum -cule2
  • 1690–1700

'hibernaculum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tabernacle

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