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nycthemeral

nycthemeral is the alternative spelling of nychthemeral.

Meaning of nychthemeral

Adjective

nychthemeral (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or lasting a nychthemeron (a period of 24 hours).
    • Observations on sea-anemones in dimly lighted situations, such as under bridges and so forth, showed that these animals were more or less continuously expanded, but aside from such exceptions it was clear that Metridium in its natural surroundings exhibited a well-marked nychthemeral rhythm.1919, George Howard Parker, The Elementary Nervous System, Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., →OCLC, page 163

Questions about nycthemeral

What is nycthemeral the alternative spelling of?
Nycthemeral is the alternative spelling of nychthemeral.

Words near nycthemeral in the dictionary

  1. nycterid
  2. nycterids
  3. nycteroleterid
  4. nycteroleterids
  5. nycthemera
  6. nycthemeral
  7. nycthemere
  8. nycthemeres
  9. nycthemeron
  10. nycthemerons
  11. nycti-

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