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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quiescent or somnolent state of some animals, as the bat, during the day, as contrasted with their activity at night.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Continuance during the day.
- noun (Zoöl.) The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by day, as is the case of the bats.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology The condition of
sleeping or becomingdormant by day. - noun obsolete
continuance during theday
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