cryptobiosis

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Noun

cryptobiosis (uncountable)

1. (biology) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted

Related terms

• cryptobiotic

Translations

• Portuguese: criptobiose
• Spanish: criptobiosis

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