overwintering
Waiting out cold
Overwintering is spending the winter in a particular place, especially when that place differs from where one spends other seasons.
Birds overwinter in warm climates.
Gardeners overwinter tender plants indoors.
The term applies to animals, plants, and people alike: We're overwintering in Florida this year.
The noun form describes this period or practice: The geese's overwintering grounds are protected wetlands.
Inactive, sluggish state
- diapauseInsect developmental suspension
- quiescenceState of being inactive
- aestivationTorpor during hot periods
- denningRetiring to lair
dormant · resting · suspended animation · inactivity · lethargy · stasis · burrow · den
Adjusting to new conditions
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- supercoolingLiquid chilled below freezing
- blubberMarine mammal fat
Established bird migration path
- southwardToward the equator's direction
- breeding groundsSites where species reproduce
- migratory routesPaths animals travel seasonally
- snowbirdsCold-weather climate refugees
monarch butterflies · arctic terns · hummingbirds · geese · swallows · sandhill cranes · waterfowl · shorebirds
Covering soil protectively
- cold frameUnheated outdoor plant enclosure
- frost protectionMeasures against ice damage
- root cellarUnderground food storage chamber
- tender plantsVegetation damaged by cold
half-hardy · dahlia · canna · geranium · citrus · greenhouse · cold storage
Ability to endure adversity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- survivorshipState of remaining alive
- cold toleranceResistance to low temperatures
frost resistance · mortality · energy reserves · body condition · resource scarcity · recovery · fitness
torpor
Inactive, sluggish state
- diapauseInsect developmental suspension
- quiescenceState of being inactive
- aestivationTorpor during hot periods
denning · dormant · resting · suspended animation · inactivity · lethargy · stasis · burrow · den · roost
acclimatization
Adjusting to new conditions
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- supercoolingLiquid chilled below freezing
flyway
Established bird migration path
- southwardToward the equator's direction
- breeding groundsSites where species reproduce
- migratory routesPaths animals travel seasonally
snowbirds · monarch butterflies · arctic terns · hummingbirds · geese · swallows · sandhill cranes · waterfowl · shorebirds · navigation
mulching
Covering soil protectively
- cold frameUnheated outdoor plant enclosure
- frost protectionMeasures against ice damage
- root cellarUnderground food storage chamber
tender plants · half-hardy · dahlia · canna · geranium · citrus · greenhouse · cold storage
hardiness
Ability to endure adversity
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- survivorshipState of remaining alive
cold tolerance · frost resistance · mortality · energy reserves · body condition · resource scarcity · recovery · fitness
- gardeninggardener, gardening, flowers, seeds, soil
- beekeepingbeekeeping, apiculture, beehive, hive, apiary
- Antarctic explorationexpedition journals, glaciology, research stations, ice core analysis, Terra Nova
- Arctic ExplorationNorth Pole, Arctic, polar exploration, Arctic Circle, polar expedition
- fall gardeningbulb planting, leaf raking, mulching, composting, mums
- insect behaviorsforaging, mating, flight, flying, crawling
overwinteringsummering
Warm-season sojourning
summer residence · aestivation · aestivating · estivation · spring migration
overwinteringactive growth
Current
breeding · flowering · reproduction · migration · emergence
winter, hibernate, wintertime, winters, wintering, hibernating, hibernation, wintered, wintery