diapause
dia·pause
noun \ˈdī-ə-ˌpȯz\Definition of DIAPAUSE
: a period of physiologically enforced dormancy between periods of activity
See Origin of DIAPAUSE
Greek diapausis pause, from diapauein to pause, from dia- + pauein to stop
First Known Use: 1893
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