Definitions For Diapause

Noun

DIAPAUSE (plural DIAPAUSEs) (biology, entomology, ichthyology) 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)

Derived terms

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Translations

Finnish: diapaussi French: {{t-needed, fr}} German: {{t-needed, de}} Italian: {{t-needed, it}} Spanish: {{t-needed, es}}

See also

quiescence

Is Diapause a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
13

The word Diapause is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

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