diapause

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

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)

Verb

To undergo diapause.

Conceptos

diapausa

Traducciones

diapause

diapausa

سكون

Diapause

diapausa

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈdaɪəpɔːz/

Etimología (Inglés)

From Ancient Greek διάπαυσις (diápausis, “pause, cessation”). By surface analysis, dia- + -pause.