noun🔗Share滞育, 休眠。 A 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. "帝王蝶在冬季进入滞育期,暂停生长发育,直到天气转暖才会恢复。biologyphysiologyorganismanimalinsectfishenvironmentecologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading