photophobicity

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noun

Quality or degree of being photophobic.

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Meanings

nounphotophobicity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableQuality or degree of being photophobic.

    Throughout the first, second and early third instars, Drosophila larvae exhibit photophobicity and remain buried in their food source throughout the critical feeding period.

    2015 August 8, “Rhomboid Enhancer Activity Defines a Subset of Drosophila Neural Precursors Required for Proper Feeding, Growth and Viability”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From photophobic + -ity.

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APA

photophobicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophobicity

MLA

“photophobicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophobicity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photophobicity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophobicity.

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