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thermoperiodicity
[ thur-moh-peer-ee-uh-dis-i-tee ]
noun
, Biology.
- the effect on an organism of rhythmic fluctuations in temperature.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thermoperiodicity1
First recorded in 1940–45; thermo- + periodicity
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