Examples of 'torpor' in a sentence
Meaning of "torpor"
Torpor is a state of physical or mental inactivity, lethargy, or sluggishness. It is often used in the context of animals hibernating during winter
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- A state of being inactive or stuporous.
- A state of apathy or lethargy.
- A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.
How to use "torpor" in a sentence
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It enters a state of torpor in the winter time.
Torpor reduces the amount of food intake.
Rouse yourself from this pastoral torpor.
This torpor was agreeable to him because it was in conformity.
The female is woken from her torpor.
Species that enter torpor are referred to as heterothermic endotherms.
Inertia in technical jargon means inactivity or torpor.
Fall victim to torpor and timidity.
It is also how you lull yourself into a torpor.
Lift us from the torpor of laziness.
They huddle together and drift into torpor.
People fell into torpor or madness.
Another survival technique that it uses is daily torpor.
Torpor and indifference kill.
Most animals are in danger during torpor or hibernation.
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The torpor of his life got the better of him.
During winter it spends time in torpor.
Like the torpor of a breeze.
Vampires may enter a deathlike sleep called torpor.
It is likely that this torpor was the result of untreated diabetes.
Not much is known on the origin of this torpor.
Two types of torpor are recognized.
Examples include hibernating bears and torpor in bats.
Torpor enables animals to survive periods of reduced food availability.
The extent of unresponsiveness during torpor can be pronounced.
Back home he felt a torpor comparable with tiredness or somnolence.
It does not hibernate but it may have periods of torpor.
Such a capacity for torpor is not very common in birds.
Dusk appears resigned to eternal torpor.
The species has been known to enter torpor in response to shortages of food.
Our race needs to awaken from its torpor.
Unusual torpor to be sure.
His life is one of perpetual torpor.
Torpor is a form of hibernation.
Another big question is whether torpor affects memory.
As a group they huddle together and drift into a state of torpor.
In order to rouse from their torpor those that read.
From that moment on the officer sank into a torpor.
Our black bears also enter a state of torpor instead of hibernation.
All kinds of tangled thoughts came and went in their torpor.
This frog is known to go through a period of torpor when resources are scant.
This torpor allows them to preserve energy by lowering their metabolic rate.
Cainite victims of this power enter torpor immediately.
To throw off the torpor and terror of socialist tyranny is our precious responsibility.
It was he who nudged me out of my torpor.
The village comes out of its winter torpor for this traditional celebration.
This is called facultative torpor.
Bears go into a torpor during winter months only if they live in cold areas.
No danger of my spouse dying of torpor.
This species is unique in that it can use torpor during development and reproduction.
