Definition of scotophil in English:

scotophil

(also skotophil, scotophile, skotophile)

adjective ˈskəʊtə(ʊ)fɪl

Biology

Designating a phase of a diurnal cycle during which consistent darkness is required for certain developmental processes, such as flowering in plants and diapause in insects; of or relating to such a phase. Contrasted with photophil.

1940s; earliest use found in Herbage Abstracts. From scoto- + -phile, after German skotophil. Compare photophil.

(also skotophil, scotophile, skotophile)

adjectiveˈskəʊtə(ʊ)fɪl

Biology

Designating a phase of a diurnal cycle during which consistent darkness is required for certain developmental processes, such as flowering in plants and diapause in insects; of or relating to such a phase. Contrasted with photophil.

1940s; earliest use found in Herbage Abstracts. From scoto- + -phile, after German skotophil. Compare photophil.

词汇	scotophil
释义	Definition of scotophil in English: scotophil (also skotophil, scotophile, skotophile) adjective ˈskəʊtə(ʊ)fɪl Biology Designating a phase of a diurnal cycle during which consistent darkness is required for certain developmental processes, such as flowering in plants and diapause in insects; of or relating to such a phase. Contrasted with photophil. Origin 1940s; earliest use found in Herbage Abstracts. From scoto- + -phile, after German skotophil. Compare photophil. Definition of scotophil in US English: scotophil (also skotophil, scotophile, skotophile) adjectiveˈskəʊtə(ʊ)fɪl Biology Designating a phase of a diurnal cycle during which consistent darkness is required for certain developmental processes, such as flowering in plants and diapause in insects; of or relating to such a phase. Contrasted with photophil. Origin 1940s; earliest use found in Herbage Abstracts. From scoto- + -phile, after German skotophil. Compare photophil.
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