hibernation

physiological state of dormant inactivity in order to pass the winter season
Intangible biological_process Q159408
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hibernation

Summary

hibernation is a biological process[1]. hibernation draws 1,900 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #46 of 442).[2]

Key Facts

  • hibernation's instance of is recorded as biological process[3].
  • hibernation is a type of torpor[4].
  • hibernation is a type of dormancy process[5].
  • hibernation is a type of overwintering[6].
  • hibernation's Commons category is recorded as Hibernation[7].
  • hibernation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hibernation[8].
  • hibernation's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[9].
  • hibernation's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • hibernation's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • hibernation's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • hibernation's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • hibernation's used by is recorded as hibernator[14].
  • hibernation's different from is recorded as overwintering[15].
  • hibernation's different from is recorded as winter rest[16].
  • hibernation's different from is recorded as Q33057007[17].
  • hibernation's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0042750[18].

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Definition and Type

hibernation's instance of is recorded as biological process[3]. Recorded subclass of include torpor[4], dormancy process[5], and overwintering[6].

Use and Application

hibernation's used by is recorded as hibernator[14].

Influence

Things named for hibernation include Hibernate[19], an object–relational mapping[20], founded in 2001[21].

Why It Matters

hibernation draws 1,900 Wikipedia views per month (biological_process category, ranking #46 of 442).[2] hibernation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] hibernation is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for hibernation include Hibernate[19], an object–relational mapping[20], founded in 2001[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0224383-hibernace
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0224383-hibernace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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