When an animal survives the Winter and lives until the following Spring. Many insects die when the weather gets cold, but some overwinter.
A crop which is sown in the Autumn for harvest the following Spring is called an over-wintered crop.
To live through winter, usually in a dormant state.
To survive over the winter period. Parasite - An organism that lives within or upon another living organism from which it derives nourishment and in which it may cause various degrees of injury.
Survive the winter, hibernate.
time spent during the winter months. Insects are often in hibernation or at least rather immobile in the colder temperatures.
To survive through winter; term commonly used when describing the life stage in which an insect passes the winter months, e.g., second instar western spruce budworm larvae overwinter.
To go through a period of dormancy during the cold season.
To overwinter is to pass through or wait out the winter season, or to pass through that period of the year when “winter†conditions (cold temperatures, ice, snow, limited food supplies) make normal activity or survival difficult or impossible. In some cases “winter†is characterized not necessarily by cold but by dry conditions; passing through such periods could likewise be called overwintering. Alternately, overwintering can refer to spending winter in a more favourable (usually warmer) locale.
