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Dauer

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Noun
  1. 1
    A developmental stage of certain nematode larvae in which they exhibit increased durability.

    "When Caenorhabditis elegans larvae enter dauer they arrest feeding but remain active and motile, yet become stress-resistant, extremely long-lived and non-ageing."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dauer (“duration”).

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