diapause

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪəpɔːz/

Noun

diapause (countable and uncountable, plural diapauses)

1. (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)

Derived terms

• diapausal
• diapaused
• diapausin
• diapausing
• nondiapause
• paradiapause
• postdiapause
• prediapause

 

Translations

a temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism

• Finnish: diapaussi (fi)
• French: diapause (fr) f
• German: Dormanz f, Diapause f
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Romanian: diapauză f
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Verb

diapause (third-person singular simple present diapauses, present participle diapausing, simple past and past participle diapaused)

1. (intransitive) To undergo diapause.

See also

• quiescence

French

Etymology

From dia- +‎ pause.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja.poz/

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Noun

diapause f (plural diapauses)

1. (biology, entomology, ichthyology) diapause

Further reading

• “diapause”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.