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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A state of suspended animation, especially during extreme drought; the act of recovering from this state. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns wordnet

Etymology

From ana- + -biosis.

Related phrases

suspended animation

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