Diapause
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈdaɪəpɔːz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Diapause is a noun meaning (intransitive) To undergo diapause.
Meaning
(intransitive) To undergo diapause.
More Meanings
- (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)
Word Forms
- diapauses
- diapausing
- diapaused
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aestival, prepupal, pupal, paradiapause, embryostasis, ecodormancy.
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