a period of delayed development or growth accompanied by reduced metabolism and inactivity, esp. in certain insects, snails, etc.
Origin of diapause
Classical Greek diapausis, a pause from diapauein, to bring to an end, pause: see dia- and pausediapause
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diapause
noun
ZoologyA period during which growth or development is suspended and physiological activity is diminished, as in certain insects in response to adverse environmental conditions.
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Noun
(plural diapauses)
- (biology) 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)
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diapause - Medical Definition
n.
Zoology
A period during which growth or development is suspended and physiological activity is diminished, as in certain insects in response to adverse environmental conditions.
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