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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Dauer (“duration”).
Noun
dauer (plural dauers)
- (nematology) A developmental stage of certain nematode larvae in which they exhibit increased durability
2008 December 3, Patrick Narbonne, Richard Roy, “Caenorhabditis elegans dauers need LKB1/AMPK to ration lipid reserves and ensure long-term survival”, in Nature:When Caenorhabditis elegans larvae enter dauer they arrest feeding but remain active and motile, yet become stress-resistant, extremely long-lived and non-ageing.
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German
Pronunciation
Verb
dauer
- inflection of dauern:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
Luxembourgish
Verb
dauer
- second-person singular imperative of daueren