Crepuscular

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or like twilight; dim: "the period's crepuscular charm and a waning of the intense francophilia that used to shape the art market” ( Wall Street Journal).
  • adj. Zoology Becoming active at twilight or before sunrise, as do bats and certain insects and birds.
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  • adj. Of or resembling twilight; dim
  • adj. active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; hence, imperfectly clear or luminous.
  • adj. Flying in the twilight or evening, or before sunrise; -- said certain birds and insects.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or resembling twilight; glimmering.
  • In zoology, flying or appearing in the twilight or evening, or before sunrise: as, the crepuscular or nocturnal Lepidoptera.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. like twilight; dim
    • Equivalent
    dark    crepusculous   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    glimmering    twilight   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blue-lit    gas-lit    insectivorous    predawn    myoclonus   
     
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