diapauses

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A form of diapause — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of diapause
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of diapause
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