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hi•ber•nac•u•lum
Pronunciation: (hī"bur-nak'yu-lum), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -laPronunciation: (-lu). [key]
1. a protective case or covering, esp. for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
2. winter quarters, as of a hibernating animal.
Also,hi•ber•nac•lePronunciation: (hī'bur-nak"ul). [key]Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.