scotophilicadj.

Brit.

/ˌskəʊtə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪk/, U.S.

/ˌskoʊdoʊˈfɪlɪk/,

/ˌskoʊdəˈfɪlɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: scoto- comb. form², -philic comb. form.

Etymology: < scoto- comb. form² + -philic comb. form. In sense 2 after German skotophil (see scotophil adj.); compare scotophil adj. Compare earlier photophilic adj.

Biology.

1. (Of an organism) tending to move towards or thrive in regions of low light intensity; dark-loving.

ΚΠ

1949 Oikos 1 147 The temperature-rise due to the insolation may become dangerous to many insects and the scotophilic tendencies of some species can be explained as a correlated ecological reaction.

1986 A. J. Gibbs et al. in B. A. Barlow Flora & Fauna Alpine Australasia xix. 291 In the spring and summer they [sc. pill beetles] were scotophilic and found in the dense mat of stolons, blanched stems and roots.

2003 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. B. 300 72-9 Both the eyeless epigean fish and cave fish with induced eyes are indifferent to the illumination whereas the surface forms are scotophilic.

2. = scotophil adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > phase or type of life cycle

retrograde1850

photophobe1897

heterogonic1926

homogonic1926

macrocyclic1926

scotophil1949

scotophilic1960

1960 Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quantitative Biol. 25 265/1 According to this view long and short day effects depend on whether the photoperiod of light break coincides with the ‘scotophilic’ phase during the second half-cycle.

2006 B. Thomas et al. in B. R. Jordan Molecular Biol. & Biotechnol. Flowering 11 When light was received in the scotophilic phase, the daily cycle was perceived as an LD [= long day].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scotophilic
释义	scotophilicadj. Brit. /ˌskəʊtə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪk/, U.S. /ˌskoʊdoʊˈfɪlɪk/, /ˌskoʊdəˈfɪlɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: scoto- comb. form², -philic comb. form. Etymology: < scoto- comb. form² + -philic comb. form. In sense 2 after German skotophil (see scotophil adj.); compare scotophil adj. Compare earlier photophilic adj. Biology. 1. (Of an organism) tending to move towards or thrive in regions of low light intensity; dark-loving. ΚΠ 1949 Oikos 1 147 The temperature-rise due to the insolation may become dangerous to many insects and the scotophilic tendencies of some species can be explained as a correlated ecological reaction. 1986 A. J. Gibbs et al. in B. A. Barlow Flora & Fauna Alpine Australasia xix. 291 In the spring and summer they [sc. pill beetles] were scotophilic and found in the dense mat of stolons, blanched stems and roots. 2003 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. B. 300 72-9 Both the eyeless epigean fish and cave fish with induced eyes are indifferent to the illumination whereas the surface forms are scotophilic. 2. = scotophil adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [adjective] > phase or type of life cycle retrograde1850 photophobe1897 heterogonic1926 homogonic1926 macrocyclic1926 scotophil1949 scotophilic1960 1960 Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quantitative Biol. 25 265/1 According to this view long and short day effects depend on whether the photoperiod of light break coincides with the ‘scotophilic’ phase during the second half-cycle. 2006 B. Thomas et al. in B. R. Jordan Molecular Biol. & Biotechnol. Flowering 11 When light was received in the scotophilic phase, the daily cycle was perceived as an LD [= long day]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1949
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