dimictic

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noun

Having two thermal overturns per year.

OriginAncient Greek δίς →
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Meanings

noun
  1. biologyHaving two thermal overturns per year.
  2. biologyExhibiting dimixis, in which mating is governed by two idiomorphs.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδίς“twice”
  2. Englishdimictic

From Ancient Greek δίς (dís, “twice”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”). By surface analysis, di- + -mictic.

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dimictic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimictic

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“dimictic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimictic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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