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In the autumn (fall). The term is used with reference to the six-part division of the year used by ecologists, especially in relation to studies of terrestrial and freshwater communities. Compare aestival; hibernal; prevernal; serotinal; vernal.
From: autumnal in A Dictionary of Zoology »
Subjects: Zoology and Animal Sciences.
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