1. past tense and past participle of diapause; entered or was in a state of dormancy or suspended development, typically in insects or other organisms in response to environmental conditions.
Usage: biology; technical

Examples

• The butterfly larvae diapaused through the winter months.
• Many insects diapaused when temperatures dropped below freezing.
• The mosquitoes diapaused in response to decreasing day length.
• After the environmental stress, the organisms diapaused until conditions improved.
• The eggs diapaused in a protective state until spring arrived.