noun Etymology: Greek diapausis pause, from diapauein to pause, from dia- + pauein to stop Date: 1893 a period of physiologically enforced dormancy between periods of activity
DIAPAUSE
Meaning of DIAPAUSE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012