scotoperiod

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scotoperiod

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From scoto- + period.

noun scotoperiods · skotoperiod

The period of darkness, or absence of daylight, experienced by an organism.
Similar: night

Opposite: daylength, photoperiod

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Opposite: daylength, photoperiod

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"scotoperiod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scotoperiod. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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scotoperiod. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scotoperiod

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"scotoperiod." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scotoperiod.

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@misc{scotoperiod_2026,
  title = {scotoperiod},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scotoperiod},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}