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UNDERGO DIAPAUSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-06-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Ecology (General)
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diapause
1, record 1, English, diapause
correct, see observation, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- undergo diapause 1, record 1, English, undergo%20diapause
correct, verb phrase
- go into diapause 2, record 1, English, go%20into%20diapause
correct, verb phrase
- enter into diapause 3, record 1, English, enter%20into%20diapause
correct, verb phrase
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To survive the winter cold, both flies and wasps go into diapause -- a form of hibernation in which they accumulate antifreeze compounds. 2, record 1, English, - diapause
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
diapause (intransitive verb): used chiefly as the present participle. [For example:] diapausing larvae. 1, record 1, English, - diapause
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- entrer en diapause
1, record 1, French, entrer%20en%20diapause
correct, verb phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- se mettre en diapause 2, record 1, French, se%20mettre%20en%20diapause
correct, verb phrase
- effectuer une diapause 3, record 1, French, effectuer%20une%20diapause
verb phrase
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À chaque génération, une partie des larves entre en diapause dans le cocon souterrain, les autres se nymphosent et sont à l'origine des adultes qui engendrent une nouvelle génération. 1, record 1, French, - entrer%20en%20diapause
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Si les conditions sont défavorables, [les insectes] peuvent même se mettre en diapause, tomber en dormance et arrêter le temps. 2, record 1, French, - entrer%20en%20diapause
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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