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scotophil

Also ·ٴ·󾱱·

[skoh-tuh-fil]

adjective

Biology.
  1. living and flourishing in darkness.

  2. pertaining to the part of the circadian cycle when light does not affect reproduction.



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Other Word Forms

  • scotophily noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scotophil1

First recorded in 1945–50; scoto- ( def. ) + -phil ( def. )

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