cryptobiosis

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noun

A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted

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Meanings

nouncryptobiosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
abiosis

Origin

From crypto- + -biosis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 隱生 /隐生, 潛生 /潜生
  • 隱生 /隐生 (yǐnshēng)state of life
  • 潛生 /潜生 (qiánshēng)state of life
Finnish kryptobioosi
  • kryptobioosistate of life
German Kryptobiose
  • Kryptobiosestate of life
Persian نهانزیوی
  • نهانزیوی (nahân-zivi)state of life
Polish anabioza
  • anabiozastate of life
Portuguese criptobiose
  • criptobiosestate of life
Spanish criptobiosis
  • criptobiosisstate of life
Cite this entry
APA

cryptobiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobiosis

MLA

“cryptobiosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobiosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptobiosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobiosis.

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