Acclimatization Definition

ə-klīmə-tĭ-zāshən
noun
The physiological adaptation of an animal or plant to changes in climate or environment, such as light, temperature, or altitude.
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The physiological adaptation of an organism to changes in climate or environment, such as light, temperature, or altitude.
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The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

Wiktionary

(biology) The climatic adaptation of an organism that has been moved to a new environment.

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Singular:
acclimatization
Plural:
acclimatizations

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