| 单词 | winter sleeper |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswinter sleeper winter sleeper n. an animal that hibernates or remains largely dormant during the winter; cf. winter sleep n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > [noun] > hibernating animal winter sleeper1600 seven sleeper1799 winterer1905 1600 J. Norden Vicissitudo Rerum sig. E2 And men that erst in couert caues did dwell, Like winter sleepers, rouze them from their cell. 1709 T. Robinson Vindic. Mosaick Syst. 89 in Ess. Nat. Hist. Westmorland & Cumberland Those [creatures] that are Winter-Sleepers, when the Summer warmth abates,..draw to..Winter-Quarters. 1847 Brit. & Foreign Med. Rev. 24 410 The common sleep of winter-sleepers powerfully promotes the formation of fat; during their winter sleep the fat is exhausted. 1911 J. A. Thomson Biol. Seasons iv. 333 A survey of the Winter-sleepers seems to show that the life-saving reaction must have arisen by..natural selection. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 13 Nov. 39 One of these winter sleepers is at risk from changes to our climate. Hedgehogs normally seek out a place to hibernate around bonfire night [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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