| hibernating |
| hibernating | adj. in a state of suspended animation; -- of animals that sleep most of the winter. [ prenominal ] |
| 啓蟄 | [けいちつ, keichitsu] (n) "awakening of insects" solar term (approx. Mar. 6, the day on which hibernating insects are said to come out of the ground) [Add to Longdo] |