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diapause definition

☆ dia·pause (dī′ə pôz′)

noun

a period of delayed development or growth accompanied by reduced metabolism and inactivity, esp. in certain insects, snails, etc.

Etymology: Gr diapausis, a pause < diapauein, to bring to an end, pause: see dia- & pause

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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