nictemeral

English

Alternative forms

• nycthemeral
• nychthemeral
• nyctohemeral

Adjective

nictemeral (not comparable)

1. Varying regularly with a day/night cycle; diurnal; circadian.
   • 2012, F.M. Faranda, Mediterranean Ecosystems: Structures and Processes, page 392:

     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).

Translations

varying regularly with a day/night cycle

• French: nycthéméral (fr)
• Italian: nittemerale
• Portuguese: nictemeral
• Spanish: nictemeral

Anagrams

• melitracen, mercantile

Portuguese

Adjective

nictemeral m or f (plural nictemerais)

1. nictemeral (varying regularly with a day-night cycle)