"di·a·pause (dī'ə-pôz')
n. Zoology.
A period during which growth or development is suspended and physiological activity is diminished, as in certain insects in response to adverse environmental conditions.


[Greek diapausis, pause, from diapauein, to pause : dia-, between; see dia– + pauein, to stop.]"
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Webster´s unabridged:
di·a·pause (d#ÆÃ pôzÅ), n., v., -paused, -paus·ing. Zool.
–n.
1. a period of hormonally controlled quiescence, esp. in immature insects, characterized by cessation of growth and reduction of metabolic activity, often occurring seasonally or when environmental conditions are unfavorable.