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torpor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Torpor is a
state of
decreased physiological activity in an animal,
usually marked by a
reduced body...
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energy when food is
scarce and at
night when not foraging, they can
enter torpor, a
state similar to hibernation, and slow
their metabolic rate to 1⁄15 of...
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mammals use the
capillary network in
oversized ears for the same purpose.
Torpor, a
state of
decreased activity where the body
temperature and metabolism...
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Suzerain is a
narrative government simulation game
developed by
Torpor Games and
published by
Fellow Traveller. It was
released for Windows, macOS, on...
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listed as vulnerable. All
species of
mulgaras use
torpor daily.
Studies have
shown they use
torpor in the wild and in the lab setting. In
contrast to...
- The
Loneliest Punk. It
stood as his only solo
album until the
release of
Torpor 17
years later. The
album includes his
single from 2000, "What's Up Fatlip...
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decline in body temperature. Many
experts believe that the
processes of
daily torpor and
hibernation form a
continuum and
utilise similar mechanisms. The equivalent...
- and will
enter torpor to
conserve energy.
Huddling as an
energy conserving mechanism is not as
efficient as
torpor.
Before entering torpor, a
sugar glider...
- byāpāda):
feelings of hostility, resentment,
hatred and bitterness. Sloth-and-
torpor (thīna-middha): half-hearted
action with
little or no
effort or concentration...
- (sloth-
torpor). Styāna or thīna is
identified as: One of the five
hindrances to
meditation practice (in
combination with middha, i.e. as sloth-
torpor) One...
