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nocturnal definition

noc·tur·nal (näk tʉr′nəl)

adjective

  1. of, done, or happening in the night
  2. functioning or active during the night
  3. having blossoms that open at night, as some flowers

Etymology: LME < LL nocturnalis < L nocturnus < nox (gen. noctis), night

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