diel

[ dahy-uh l, dee- ]

/ ˈdaɪ əl, ˈdi- /

of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.

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1930–35; apparently < Latin di(ēs) day + -al¹, spelling with e to avoid identity with dial

The diel activity cycle likewise depends upon temperatures but is influenced by other factors as well.
Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia)|Ray D. Burkett
Diel erred in applying the synonymes of Knoops Pigeon bigarr to this variety, which is very distinct from the Pigeonnet.
British Pomology|Robert Hogg
Diel, first to describe it, placed its origin at about 1806.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick
This is practically identical with the pear found by Diel and described by him in 1806 under the name Rothbackige Citronatbirne.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick

Diel received it from Holland but German pomologists appear to have regarded it as French.
The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick