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diapauses

diapauses is the plural of diapause.

diapauses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of diapause.

Meaning of diapause

Noun

diapause (countable and uncountable, plural diapauses)

  1. A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)

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Questions about diapauses

What is diapauses the plural of?
Diapauses is the plural of diapause.

Words near diapauses in the dictionary

  1. diapasonal
  2. diapasons
  3. diapausal
  4. diapause
  5. diapaused
  6. diapauses
  7. diapausin
  8. diapausing
  9. diapausins
  10. diapedeses
  11. diapedesis

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