nocturnal

Definitions


[nɒkˈtəːnl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- done, occurring, or active at night
(e.g: most owls are nocturnal)


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Origin:
late 15th century: from late Latin nocturnalis, from Latin nocturnus ‘of the night’, from nox, noct- ‘night’




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