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overwintering

verb

Meaning

  1. To keep or preserve for the winter.
  2. To spend the winter (in a particular place).
  3. The action of overwintering
  4. The survival of an infectious agent or its vector through the winter, during which time it does not infect a host

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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