different between brumate vs hibernate

English

Verb

brumate (third-person singular simple present brumates, present participle brumating, simple past and past participle brumated)

1. (zoology) To be in a lethargic state, somewhat analogous to hibernation but not the same. Commonly found in reptiles and in some other animal species, such as bears.

   My snake is starting to brumate.

Derived terms

• brumation

Related terms

• brumal
• brume
• brumous

Anagrams

• Baumert, umbrate

English

Alternative forms

• hivernate, hybernate (both obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin h?bern?tus, from h?bern?re, from h?bernus (“winter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ha?b??ne?t/

Verb

hibernate (third-person singular simple present hibernates, present participle hibernating, simple past and past participle hibernated)

1. (intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

2. (intransitive) To live in seclusion.
3. (intransitive, computing) To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
   • 2001, Microsoft Corp, Use Hibernate and Standby to Conserve Batteries

     Your computer hibernates after it has been idle for the specified amount of time.

Antonyms

• aestivate, estivate

Related terms

• hibernal
• hibernation
• hibernator

Translations

See also

• oversummer
• overwinter

Anagrams

• breathe in, inbreathe

Latin

Verb

h?bern?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of h?bern?