cryp|to|bi|o|sis

cryp|to|bi|o|sis
cryp|to|bi|o|sis «KRIHP toh by OH sihs», noun.
1. the ability of an organism, such as various lower invertebrates, to survive in a state of metabolic inactivity, as at certain very low temperatures.
2. the state of suspended animation in which such organisms are able to live.
[< New Latin cryptobiosis < crypto- hidden + biosis mode of life]

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