I. ˈdīəˌpȯz noun
Etymology: Greek diapausis pause, from diapauein to conclude, pause (from dia- + pauein to stop) + -sis — more at pause
: a period of spontaneous dormancy independent of environmental conditions interrupting developmental activity in an embryo, larva, or pupa or arresting reproductive activity in an adult insect and usually occurring during hibernation or aestivation ; sometimes : a comparable period of dormancy intervening between two periods of activity in other forms (as in certain mammalian embryos)
after the diapause of winter — P.H.Holloway
II. intransitive verb
: to undergo diapause — used chiefly as the present participle
diapausing larvae