diapause
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diapause (plural diapauses)
- (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)
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a temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism
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French edit
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diapause f (plural diapauses)
Further reading edit
- “diapause”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.