Nocturnal

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or occurring in the night: nocturnal stillness.
  • adj. Botany Having flowers that open during the night.
  • adj. Zoology Most active at night: nocturnal animals.
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  • adj. Primarily active during the night.
  • adj. Taking place at night.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; ; -- opposed to diurnal.
  • adj. Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; ; -- of animals.
  • n. An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of or pertaining to the night; belonging to the night; used, done, or occurring at night: as, nocturnal cold; a nocturnal visit: opposed to diurnal.
  • Of or pertaining to a nocturn.
  • In zoology, active by night: as, nocturnal lepidopter.
  • Syn. 1 and See nightly.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. belonging to or active during the night
  • adj. of or relating to or occurring in the night
    • Antonym
    daily    diurnal   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nightly    solifugous   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    colonel    diurnal    eternal    external    fraternal   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    nightly    ghostly    aquatic    nighttime    midnight   
     
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