Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, lack of control of the organs of speech.
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Examples
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Wescoatt said local bears are entering their hyperphasia period - the time when they fatten up for their winter hibernation.
The Vail Trail - All Sections Pam Boyd pboyd@eaglevalleyenterprise.com Vail, CO 2009
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Not only did the donors learn that bears are currently in hyperphasia - the months in which bears consume around 10,000 calories a day to prepare for winter - they also encountered some very fresh bear scat.
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Not only did the donors learn that bears are currently in hyperphasia - the months in which bears consume around 10,000 calories a day to prepare for winter - they also encountered some very fresh bear scat.
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Not only did the donors learn that bears are currently in hyperphasia - the months in which bears consume around 10,000 calories a day to prepare for winter - they also encountered some very fresh bear scat.
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