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nocturnal
[ nok-tur-nl ]
adjective
- of or relating to the night ( diurnal ).
- done, occurring, or coming at night:
nocturnal visit.
Synonyms:
- active at night ( diurnal ):
nocturnal animals.
- opening by night and closing by day, as certain flowers ( diurnal ).
noun
- Archaic. an astrolabe for telling time at night or for determining latitude by the position of certain stars in reference to Polaris.
nocturnal
/ 苍蓲办藞迟蓽藧苍蓹濒 /
adjective
- 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
nocturnal
- Occurring at night.
- Most active at night. Many animals, such as owls and bats, are nocturnal.
- Having flowers that open during the night and close at daylight. Nocturnal plants are often pollinated by moths.
- Compare diurnal
Derived Forms
- 藢苍辞肠迟耻谤藞苍补濒颈迟测, noun
- 苍辞肠藞迟耻谤苍补濒濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 苍辞肠顎卼耻谤路苍补濒顎僫路迟测 noun
- 苍辞肠路迟耻谤顎僴补濒路濒测 adverb
- 苍辞苍顎卬辞肠路迟耻谤顎僴补濒 adjective
- non顎叢源浅β烦俪馨僴补濒路濒测 adverb
- 蝉别尘顎卛路苍辞肠路迟耻谤顎僴补濒 adjective
- 耻苍顎卬辞肠路迟耻谤顎僴补濒 adjective
- un顎叢源浅β烦俪馨僴补濒路濒测 adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of nocturnal1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of nocturnal1
Example Sentences
Artificial light that hampers nocturnal pollinators reduces plant reproductive success and fruit production.
WWF describes them as solitary, elusive and nocturnal and rarely spotted by humans.
The least nocturnal puma tracked was P-13, a female with a home range in the central and western Santa Monicas.
Mice are nocturnal and are "polyphasic sleepers" -- napping for a few minutes before arousing briefly to survey their environment and then resuming their slumber.
Four closely related civets, a small nocturnal animal found in Africa and Asia, have made the same geographical area in the rainforests of Borneo home.
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