body clocknoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɒd.i ˌklɒk/us/ˈbɑː.di ˌklɑːk/informalyour body's natural need to sleep, eat, etc. at particular times
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Animal & plant biology - general words
- abiotic
- anatomical
- anatomically correct
- anatomy
- artificial selection
- assimilate
- biochemistry
- biological
- biologist
- biophysics
- biotechnology
- entomology
- food web
- food chain
- geotropism
- motility
- naturalist
- poikilothermic
- sting
- survival of the fittest
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Examples from literature
- Other people have a good body clock that wakes them up.
- Your “body clock” says it’s night!