diurnation

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noun

The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day.

“the diurnation of bats”

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Meanings

noundiurnation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day.

    the diurnation of bats

  2. obsoleteuncountablesleepiness during the day.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

induration
Cite this entry
APA

diurnation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diurnation

MLA

“diurnation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diurnation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diurnation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diurnation.

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