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prediapause

prediapause adjective: prior to diapause.

Adjective

prediapause (not comparable)

  1. Prior to diapause
    • Thus, it is on September 11 th, 17 days after the CPP, that 50% of the eggs are in a prediapause stage in the field.2015 December 19, “Seasonal Synchronization of Diapause Phases in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of prediapause

From pre- + diapause.

Questions about prediapause

What does prediapause mean?
Prediapause means prior to diapause.
What part of speech is prediapause?
Prediapause is an adjective.

Words near prediapause in the dictionary

  1. predials
  2. predialysis
  3. predialytic
  4. predialyzed
  5. prediapausal
  6. prediapause
  7. prediastemal
  8. prediastolic
  9. predicability
  10. predicable
  11. predicables

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