diapause

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪəpɔːz/

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)

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

1. (intransitive) To undergo diapause.

• quiescence

From dia- +‎ pause.

• IPA^(key): /dja.poz/

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diapause f (plural diapauses)

1. (biology, entomology, ichthyology) diapause

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