hemeral
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Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἡμέρα (hēmera, “day”).
Adjective [edit]
hemeral (comparative more hemeral, superlative most hemeral)
- Daily; circadian; cyclical, with a period of 24 hours
- 2003, Robinson, Frank Edwin; Fasenko, Gaylene Marie; Robert Allen Renema New Developments in Reproduction and Incubation of Broiler Chickens, page 116
- Photostimulation at 22 weeks of age was done with either a normal, hemeral day (14 hours of light; 10 hours of darkness) or a long ahemeral day (14 hours of light; 14 hours of darkness).
- 2003, Robinson, Frank Edwin; Fasenko, Gaylene Marie; Robert Allen Renema New Developments in Reproduction and Incubation of Broiler Chickens, page 116
