noun🔗Shareالبيات الشتوي، السباتA 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)"The monarch butterfly enters diapause during the winter months, halting its development until warmer weather returns. "تدخل فراشة الملك في البيات الشتوي خلال أشهر الشتاء، مما يؤدي إلى إيقاف تطورها حتى يعود الطقس الدافئ.biologyphysiologyorganismanimalinsectfishenvironmentecologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading