letargo

Definitions of letargo
  1. noun
    cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
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    type of:
    quiescenza
    a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
  2. noun
    the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
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    type of:
    intorpidimento, torpore
    a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
  3. noun
    a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
    synonyms: abulia, intorpidimento
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    type of:
    intorpidimento, torpore
    a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
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