photoadaptation

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noun

adaptation of an organism to the changing amount of light in its environment

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Meanings

nounphotoadaptation (countable and uncountable, plural photoadaptations)

plural photoadaptations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyadaptation of an organism to the changing amount of light in its environment

Origin

From photo- + adaptation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoadaptation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoadaptation.

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