overwinter
IPA: oʊvɝwˈɪntɝ
verb
- (transitive) To keep or preserve for the winter.
- (intransitive) To spend the winter (in a particular place).
adjective
- Occurring over the winter season.
adverb
- During the winter.
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Examples of "overwinter" in Sentences
- In this state the eggs overwinter.
- The overwintering stage is the pupa.
- The insect overwinters as a pupa in the soil.
- The caterpillar overwinters in the soil as a pupa.
- In most species, the pupa is the overwintering stage.
- In the fall, the eggs will overwinter and hatch in the spring.
- The 'Belgica' was the first ship that overwintered in the Antarctic.
- The species overwinters as a pupa in the soil at the base of its host tree.
- Some seeds fall to the muddy bottom to overwinter and germinate in the spring.
- The larva feeds on the catkins of willow and the species overwinters as an egg.
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