"diapause" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaɪəpɔːz/ Forms: diapauses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} diapause (plural diapauses)
  1. (biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes) Categories (topical): Biology, Entomology, Ichthyology Derived forms: nondiapause, paradiapause, postdiapause, prediapause Related terms: quiescence Translations (a temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism): diapaussi (Finnish), diapause [feminine] (French), Dormanz [feminine] (German), Diapause [feminine] (German), diapauză [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-diapause-en-noun-vmnlEcwv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, entomology, ichthyology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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