diapause

Meaning of diapause

noun

a period of suspended development in an insect, other invertebrate, or mammal embryo, especially during unfavourable environmental conditions.

verb
  1. (of an insect or other animal) undergo a period of suspended development.
    the eggs diapause over winter, and development resumes after the spring thaw
    diapausing flies display reduced food intake

late 19th century: from dia- ‘through’ + the noun pause.

Information about diapause

  • The plural form of diapause is: diapauses.
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Hyphenation of diapause

di-a-pause

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • diapause is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

Translation of diapause

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