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What (who) is overwinter - definition

PROCESS BY WHICH SOME ORGANISMS PASS THROUGH THE WINTER SEASON

Overwintered; Overwinters; Overwinter; Over-wintering

overwinter

¦ verb

1. spend the winter in a specified place.

2. (of an insect, plant, etc.) live through the winter.

Overwintering

Overwintering is the process by which some organisms pass through or wait out the winter season, or pass through that period of the year when "winter" conditions (cold or sub-zero temperatures, ice, snow, limited food supplies) make normal activity or even survival difficult or near impossible. In some cases "winter" is characterized not necessarily by cold but by dry conditions; passing through such periods could likewise be called overwintering.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overwintering

Overwinter (novel)

BOOK BY DAVID WELLINGTON

Overwinter (2010) is a werewolf novel by David Wellington. It is the sequel to his previous werewolf novel Frostbite, though this novel is only available in print; it was not first published online like some of his other novels.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overwinter_(novel)

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Overwintering

Overwintering is the process by which some organisms pass through or wait out the winter season, or pass through that period of the year when "winter" conditions (cold or sub-zero temperatures, ice, snow, limited food supplies) make normal activity or even survival difficult or near impossible. In some cases "winter" is characterized not necessarily by cold but by dry conditions; passing through such periods could likewise be called overwintering.

Hibernation and migration are the two major ways in which overwintering is accomplished. Animals may also go into a state of reduced physiological activity known as torpor.

Overwintering occurs in several classes of lifeform.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overwintering

Examples of use of overwinter

1. They will overwinter stuck in the mud, wake up when weather warms and release their eggs into the tide.

2. Another migrant butterfly, the clouded yellow, has recently begun to overwinter in Britain, with successful breeding reported from, among other sites, the cliffs above the beach at Bournemouth!

3. You can easily overwinter this tender bulb (hardy in Zones 7 to 11) by bringing the container into a cool (not freezing) garage or basement and letting it dry out for the winter.

4. The outbreak was first detected about two months ago in bar–headed geese at China‘s remote saltwater lake, which is a key breeding location for migratory birds that overwinter in southeast Asia, Tibet and India.

5. It is connected to the Turkish strain." Testing of dead birds in Croatia is a sign of growing anxiety in the former Yugoslav republic, which is on a major route for migratory birds who leave Siberia over the coming weeks to overwinter in northern Europe.