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Hibernation vs Diapause - What's the difference?

hibernation | diapause |

In biology terms the difference between hibernation and diapause

is that hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter while diapause is 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.

hibernation

English

(wikipedia hibernation)

Alternative forms

* hybernation

Noun

  • (biology) A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter.
  • (computing) A standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
  • (space) To put a spacecraft in a state of minimum power consumption

    • Derived terms

    * deep space hibernation

    Antonyms

    * aestivation

    Related terms

    * hibernate

    diapause

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) 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)