di.a.pause
n.Zoology （名词）【动物学】 A period during which growth or development is suspended and physiological activity is diminished, as in certain insects in response to adverse environmental conditions.休眠：指某些昆虫在应付不利环境条件时，暂停生长或演变，减少生理活动的时期
来源：Greek diapausis [pause] 希腊语 diapausis [暂停] from diapauein [to pause] 源自 diapauein [中止] dia- [between] * see dia- dia- [在…之间] *参见 dia-pauein [to stop] pauein [停止]
