Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hibernating gland

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: hi-ber-nat-ing g-land
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The interscapular brown adipose tissue found in certain mammals.

Etymology

Alluding to its use for food storage in hibernation. It is not, however, a true gland.

Inflected Forms

hibernating glands (plural)

Questions

What does hibernating gland mean?: The interscapular brown adipose tissue found in certain mammals.
Where does hibernating gland come from?: Alluding to its use for food storage in hibernation. It is not, however, a true gland.

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