- thermoperiodism
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ther·mo·pe·ri·od·ism (thûr'mō-pîrʹē-ə-dĭz'əm) also ther·mo·pe·ri·o·dic·i·ty (-dĭsʹĭ-tē)
n.
The effect on an organism of the rhythmic fluctuation of temperature, including responses associated with thermal changes accompanying the alternation of day and night.
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Universalium. 2010.