Meanings
adjectivenictemeral (not comparable)
alternative nycthemeral · alternative nychthemeral · alternative nyctohemeral
- not comparableVarying 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
Translations
French nycthéméral
- nycthéméralvarying regularly with a day/night cycle
Italian nittemerale
- nittemeralevarying regularly with a day/night cycle
Portuguese nictemeral
- nictemeralvarying regularly with a day/night cycle
Spanish nictemeral
- nictemeralvarying regularly with a day/night cycle
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