单词 | diurnation |
释义 | diurnationn. The habit of some animals, of sleeping or remaining quiescent during the day, as contrasted with their activity at night. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by habits or actions > [noun] > that goes by night > sleeping or quiescence during the day diurnation1839 1839 M. Hall in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 767/1 The bat, which is a crepuscular or nocturnal feeder, regularly passes from its state of activity to one which may be designated diurnation. 1883 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1839 |
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