prevernal
A Dictionary of Zoology
1999 | MICHAEL ALLABY
prevernal
In the early spring. The term is used with reference to the six-part division of the year used by ecologists, especially in relation to terrestrial and freshwater communities. Compare
AESTIVAL
;
AUTUMNAL
;
HIBERNAL
;
SEROTINAL
;
VERNAL
.
© A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999.