Recent Examples on the WebRaphael, the expedition guide, has a form of catalepsy and sleeps for decades at a time. Sara Wheeler, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2017
Word History
Etymology
Middle English catalempsi, from Medieval Latin catalepsia, from Late Latin catalepsis, from Greek katalēpsis, literally, act of seizing, from katalambanein to seize, from kata- + lambanein to take — more at latch