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Definition of: hibernaculum
(hī′bər·nak′yə·ləm) noun plural ·la (-lə) Biol.
1. An encysted winter polyzoon bud capable of germinating in the spring.
2. A hibernating case constructed of foreign materials by certain insects. A den or shelter occupied by a hibernating animal. [<NL]
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