overwinter
Occurring over the winter seasonOccurring over the winter season.
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» How do bees overwinter?
Wie überwintern Bienen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Как зимуют пчелы? — pavuk3
sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(not comparable)Occurring over the winter season.
Examples
3 sentencesHow do bees overwinter?
ruКак зимуют пчелы? — pavuk3
deWie überwintern Bienen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The bugs have overwintered.
deDie Wanzen haben überwintert. — Adelpa
During the fall, the skies come alive as one million ducks, geese, and swans return to overwinter on the Chesapeake.
Origin
From over- + winter. Compare Dutch overwinteren, German überwintern.From over- + winter. Compare Dutch overwinteren, German überwintern.
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