hibernation

noun

the act of retiring into inactivity
無活動状態に引きこもる行為
- he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years
  彼は隠遁状態から出て数年ぶりに姿を現した
cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter
冬期、活動を休止させる、あるいは活動を緩慢にすること

especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
特に一部の動物で代謝を不活発にすること
the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
動物が冬を過ごす、不活発な、または休止している状態

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