hibernate
hibernate
/ˈhaɪbəneɪt/
(of animals) to spend the winter in a state like deep sleep
Word Origin
early 19th cent. (earlier (mid 17th cent.) as hibernation): from Latin hibernare, from hiberna ‘winter quarters’, from hibernus ‘wintry’.
e.g.
Isn't it hibernating? Shouldn't it be in a tate of suspended animation, like a frog? ぐっすり冬眠してるんだよな？ カエルみたいに仮死状態で… (/yupeco/『ゴールデンカムイ』8話)