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scotophil

[ 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 Words From

  • sco·toph·i·ly [skoh-, tof, -, uh, -lee], 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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