Zoology 【动】
mass noun
- a period of suspended development in an insect, other invertebrate, or mammal embryo, especially during unfavourable environmental conditions休止, 滞育（尤指在环境恶劣时昆虫、其他无脊椎动物或哺乳动物胚胎暂停发育的阶段）。
no obj.［usu. as adj. diapausing］
- (of an insect or other animal) undergo such a period of suspended development（昆虫或其他动物）经历休止（或滞育）阶段。
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