diel
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of diel
1930–35; apparently < Latin di ( ēs ) day + -al 1, spelling with e to avoid identity with dial
Example Sentences
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Estimates of the amount of carbon sequestered by migrating organisms vary widely because so much about the diel migration remains a mystery.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 20, 2022
Known as the diel vertical migration, this mass movement is often heralded as the largest synchronous migration on Earth.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 6, 2021
Sato, M., Dower, J. F., Kunze, E. & Dewey, R. Second-order seasonal variability in diel vertical migration timing of euphausiids in a coastal inlet.
From Nature ● Apr. 17, 2018
Zhang, X. & Dam, H. G. Downward export of carbon by diel migrant mesozooplankton in the central equatorial Pacific.
From Nature ● Apr. 17, 2018
Since optimal temperatures determine activity, the diel cycle varies greatly from time to time.
From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Ray D. Burkett
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