diapauses
Meaning of diapauses
plural noun
a period of suspended development in an insect, other invertebrate, or mammal embryo, especially during unfavourable environmental conditions.
verb, 3rd person present- (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 diapauses
- The singular form of diapauses is: diapause.
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CatalanHyphenation of diapauses
di-a-pauses
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- diapauses is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Anagrams of diapauses
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