Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hibernaculum

/ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈnæk.jə.ləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-ber-nac-u-lum
IPA: /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈnæk.jə.ləm/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.

noun

A bud, case, or protective covering that a plant uses to survive the challenging environmental conditions during a dormancy period.

Example Sentences

"Aeolus Cave, which is set into a wooded hillside in Dorset, Vermont, is believed to be the largest bat hibernaculum in New England; it is estimated that before white-nose hit, nearly three hundred thousand bats—some from as far away as Ontario and Rhode Island—came there to spend the winter."
"In winter, NLEBs use caves and mines as hibernacula.⁹⁴ Suitable habitat for the NLEB is present within the Proposed Route."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hībernāculum (“winter quarters”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈnæk.jə.ləm/
British English: /haɪ.bəˈnak.juː.ləm/

Inflected Forms

hibernacula (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hibernacle turion

Questions

How do you pronounce hibernaculum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈnæk.jə.ləm/.
What does hibernaculum mean?: The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter.
Where does hibernaculum come from?: Borrowed from Latin hībernāculum (“winter quarters”).

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