scotoperiod
English
Alternative forms
skotoperiod
Etymology
From
scoto-
+
period
.
Noun
scotoperiod
(
plural
scotoperiods
)
(
biology
)
The period of
darkness
, or absence of
daylight
, experienced by an
organism
.
Synonyms
night
; see also
Thesaurus:nighttime
Antonyms
daylength
,
photoperiod
; see also
Thesaurus:daytime