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photosomnolence

photosomnolence noun: somnolence (induction of sleep) in a nocturnal animal caused by exposure to light.

Noun

photosomnolence (uncountable)

  1. somnolence (induction of sleep) in a nocturnal animal caused by exposure to light

Origin of photosomnolence

From photo- + somnolence.

Questions about photosomnolence

What does photosomnolence mean?
Photosomnolence means somnolence (induction of sleep) in a nocturnal animal caused by exposure to light.
What part of speech is photosomnolence?
Photosomnolence is a noun.

Words near photosomnolence in the dictionary

  1. photoshops
  2. photosimulation
  3. photosimulations
  4. photosite
  5. photosites
  6. photosomnolence
  7. photospectroheliograph
  8. photospectroheliographs
  9. photospectrometer
  10. photospectrometers
  11. photospectrometric

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