Nocturnal
101nocturnal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. nightlike, nightly; nighttime; noctivagant, noctambulant; dark, black as night. See darkness. Ant., diurnal, daytime. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. at night, night loving, nighttime; see late 4 ,… …
102nocturnal — see NIGHT …
103nocturnal — noc·tur·nal || nÉ‘ktÉœrnl / nÉ’ktÉœËnl adj. of the night; functioning or active during the night …
104nocturnal — adjective done, occurring, or active at night. Derivatives nocturnally adverb Origin C15: from late L. nocturnalis, from L. nocturnus of the night , from nox, noct night …
105nocturnal — a. Nightly …
106nocturnal — adj night, nighttime, nightly, noctiva gant, noctivagous …
107nocturnal — noc·tur·nal …
108nocturnal — /nɒkˈtɜnəl / (say nok ternuhl) adjective 1. of or relating to the night. 2. done, occurring, or coming by night. 3. active by night, as many animals. 4. opening by night and closing by day, as certain flowers. {late Middle English, from Late… …
109nocturnal — see NIGHT …
110nocturnal mooring — a night time behaviour in Monocanthidae where they orally attach to sponges, tunicates, rope and fishing line in nature as a means of resting from currents …