cryptobiosis

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cryptobiosis

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From crypto- + -biosis.

noun

uncountable A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted

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noun state of life

Español	criptobiosis
中文	隱生 /隐生 yǐnshēng, 潛生 /潜生 qiánshēng
Português	criptobiose
Deutsch	Kryptobiose

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"cryptobiosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cryptobiosis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cryptobiosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cryptobiosis

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"cryptobiosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cryptobiosis.

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@misc{cryptobiosis_2026,
  title = {cryptobiosis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cryptobiosis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}