"diapause" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaɪəpɔːz/ Forms: diapauses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} diapause (countable and uncountable, 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) Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Entomology, Ichthyology Derived forms: diapausal, diapaused, diapausin, diapausing, nondiapause, paradiapause, postdiapause, prediapause 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 89 11 Topics: biology, entomology, ichthyology, natural-sciences, zoology

Verb

IPA: /ˈdaɪəpɔːz/ Forms: diapauses [present, singular, third-person], diapausing [participle, present], diapaused [participle, past], diapaused [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} diapause (third-person singular simple present diapauses, present participle diapausing, simple past and past participle diapaused)
  1. (intransitive) To undergo diapause. Tags: intransitive Related terms: quiescence
    Sense id: en-diapause-en-verb-4iV0i0dT

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