"photoadaptation" meaning in All languages combined

See photoadaptation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: photoadaptations [plural]
Etymology: photo- + adaptation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|adaptation}} photo- + adaptation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} photoadaptation (countable and uncountable, plural photoadaptations)
  1. (biology) adaptation of an organism to the changing amount of light in its environment Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: photoadaptational, photoadaptive
    Sense id: en-photoadaptation-en-noun-nT9-mdYR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with photo- Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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