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dauer

dauer noun: a developmental stage of certain nematode larvae in which they exhibit increased durability.

Noun

dauer (plural dauers)

  1. A developmental stage of certain nematode larvae in which they exhibit increased durability.
    • When Caenorhabditis elegans larvae enter dauer they arrest feeding but remain active and motile, yet become stress-resistant, extremely long-lived and non-ageing.2008 December 3, Patrick Narbonne, Richard Roy, “Caenorhabditis elegans dauers need LKB1/AMPK to ration lipid reserves and ensure long-term survival”, in Nature

Forms of dauer

pluraldauers

Origin of dauer

Borrowed from German Dauer (“duration”).

Words formed from dauer

Phrases with dauer

Questions about dauer

What does dauer mean?
Dauer means a developmental stage of certain nematode larvae in which they exhibit increased durability.
What part of speech is dauer?
Dauer is a noun.
What is the plural of dauer?
The plural of dauer is dauers.

Words near dauer in the dictionary

  1. dauding
  2. daudle
  3. dauds
  4. Dauenhauer
  5. Dauenhauers
  6. dauer
  7. dauer larva
  8. dauer larvae
  9. dauerlarva
  10. dauerlarvae
  11. dauermodification

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