diapause

diapause
[ˈdʌɪəpɔːz]
(Zoology)(动)
noun
  1. [mass noun]a period of suspended development in an insect, other invertebrate, or mammal embryo, especially during unfavourable environmental conditions
    休止，滞育（尤指在环境恶劣时昆虫、其他无脊椎动物或哺乳动物胚胎暂停发育的阶段）
verb
  1. [no obj.][usu. as adj. diapausing](of an insect or other animal) undergo such a period of suspended development
    （昆虫或其他动物）经历休止（或滞育）阶段
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: from dia- 'through' + the noun pause
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