NOCTURNAL
\nɒktˈɜːnə͡l], \nɒktˈɜːnəl], \n_ɒ_k_t_ˈɜː_n_əl]\
Definitions of NOCTURNAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
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of or during or relating to the night; "a nocturnal journey"; "nocturnal stillness"; "nocturnal predators"
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belonging to or active during the night; "nocturnal animals are active at night"; "nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day"
By Princeton University
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of or during or relating to the night; "a nocturnal journey"; "nocturnal stillness"; "nocturnal predators"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects.
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An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
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Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; - opposed to diurnal.
By Oddity Software
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Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects.
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An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
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Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; - opposed to diurnal.
By Noah Webster.
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Pertaining to, done, or happening at, night; as, a nocturnal visit: opposite to diurnal; seeking food or active at night; as, nocturnal birds.
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Nocturnally.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Nocturnally.
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Pertaining to night: happening by night: nightly.
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An instrument for observations in the night.
By Daniel Lyons
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Robley Dunglison
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