photophobicity en · NOUN
Etymology
From photophobic + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Quality or degree of being photophobic.
Throughout the first, second and early third instars, Drosophila larvae exhibit photophobicity and remain buried in their food source throughout the critical feeding period.
2015 August 8, “Rhomboid Enhancer Activity Defines a Subset of Drosophila Neural Precursors Required for Proper Feeding, Growth and Viability”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: