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nictemeral

nictemeral adjective: varying regularly with a day/night cycle; diurnal; circadian.

Adjective

nictemeral (not comparable)

  1. Varying regularly with a day/night cycle; diurnal; circadian.
    • To cope with daily variation of environmental parameters, talitrids evolved a migratory behaviour, synchronized with tidal and nictemeral cycles, that enable them to locate the suitable patches of habitat on the shore (Pardi and Ercolini 1986).2012, F.M. Faranda, Mediterranean Ecosystems: Structures and Processes, page 392

Forms of nictemeral

alternative formnycthemeral
alternative formnychthemeral
alternative formnyctohemeral

Questions about nictemeral

What does nictemeral mean?
Nictemeral means varying regularly with a day/night cycle; diurnal; circadian.
What part of speech is nictemeral?
Nictemeral is an adjective.

Words near nictemeral in the dictionary

  1. nictating
  2. nictating membrane
  3. nictating membranes
  4. nictation
  5. nictations
  6. nictemeral
  7. nictiazem
  8. nictindole
  9. nictitans
  10. nictitant
  11. nictitate

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