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nocturnal

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nɒkˈtɜː^rn^əl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/nɑkˈtɝnəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nok tûr′nl)

noc•tur•nal /nɑkˈtɜrnəl/USA pronunciation adj.

of or relating to the night.
Animal Behavioractive at night (opposed to diurnal ):nocturnal animals.

noc•tur•nal•ly, adv. See -noct-, -nox-.

noc•tur•nal (nok tûr′nl),USA pronunciation adj.

of or pertaining to the night (opposed to diurnal).
done, occurring, or coming at night:nocturnal visit.
Zoology, Animal Behavioractive at night (opposed to diurnal):nocturnal animals.
Botanyopening by night and closing by day, as certain flowers (opposed to diurnal).

[Archaic.]an astrolabe for telling time at night or for determining latitude by the position of certain stars in reference to Polaris.

Late Latin nocturnālis. See nocturn, -al¹
1475–85

noc′tur•nal′i•ty, n.
noc•tur′nal•ly, adv.

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nocturnal /nɒkˈtɜːn^əl/ adj

of, used during, occurring in, or relating to the night
(of animals) active at night
(of plants) having flowers that open at night and close by day

Compare diurnalEtymology: 15th Century: from Late Latin nocturnālis, from Latin nox nightˌnocturˈnality n nocˈturnally adv

'nocturnal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

aardvark - aardwolf - aye-aye - bat - bushbaby - bushbuck - cuscus - diurnal - douroucouli - fennec - fieldmouse - firefly - flying phalanger - flying squirrel - frogmouth - goatsucker - hedgehog - indris - jerboa - kakapo - kiwi - lemur - loris - night - nightjar - noctuid - orgy - owl - pipistrelle - saguaro - solenodon - springhaas - tarsier - tuan - armadillo - bush baby - buzzard - canyon wind - cave cricket - centipede - cockroach - dasyure - dermapteran - diurnal arc - earwig - gecko - glossy snake - ground beetle - guacharo - jackal

Synonyms: at night, night-loving, nighttime, nightly, more...

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