nocturnal

adjective · nounB2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more nocturnalmost nocturnal

Superlative

nocturnall

1.
(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.
nocturnal birds
2.
(of an occurrence) Taking place at night, nightly.
a suspicious nocturnal outing

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

nocturnalsnocturnall

1.
A person or creature that is active at night.
2.
(historical)A device for telling the time at night, rather like a sundial but read according to the stars.
Đồng nghĩa: star clock

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

star clock

Trái nghĩa

diurnal

Cùng gốc / liên quan

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle French nocturnal, from Latin nocturnālis (nocturnal), from Latin nocturnus (nocturnal), from Latin nox (night), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (night). Cognates include νύξ,, niht (night) and.