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  1. A period of suspended development that occurs
  2. in some species of insects, characterized by
  3. greatly reduced metabolism. Periods of
  4. diapause are often timed to coincide with the
  5. winter months, and improve the insect's
  6. chances of surviving adverse conditions.
  7.