noun🔗ShareKryptobioseA state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted"The tardigrade, also known as the water bear, can survive extreme conditions by entering cryptobiosis, a state where its body completely shuts down until more favorable conditions return. "Das Bärtierchen, auch Wasserbär genannt, kann extreme Bedingungen überleben, indem es in die Kryptobiose eintritt, einen Zustand, in dem sein Körper vollständig herunterfährt, bis günstigere Bedingungen zurückkehren.physiologybiologyorganismconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading