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diel

 [dahy-uhl, dee-]  

di·el

   [dahy-uhl, dee-]
adjective Biology.
of or pertaining to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
Origin:
1930–35; apparently < Latin di(ēs) day + -al1, spelling with e to avoid identity with dial
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Diel is always a great word to know.
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corresponding in function, but not evolved from corresponding organs, as the wings of a bee and those of a hummingbird
having no sexual organs; independent of sexual processes; not involving the union of male and female germ cells
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