Meaning

2 senses

  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.

Examples

37 sentences

  1. Are all geckos nocturnal?

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  2. Most geckos are nocturnal.

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  3. Cats are nocturnal animals.

    ruКоты — ночные животные.

    deKatzen sind nachtaktive Tiere.

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  4. Many animals are nocturnal.

    ruМногие животные ведут ночной образ жизни.

    deViele Tiere sind nachtaktiv.

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  5. The owl is a nocturnal animal.

    Сова — нічний птах.

    ruСова - ночное животное.

    deDie Eule ist ein Nachttier.

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Origin

From Middle French nocturnal, from Latin nocturnālis (“nocturnal”), from Latin nocturnus (

From Middle French nocturnal, from Latin nocturnālis (“nocturnal”), from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”), from Latin nox (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”). Cognates include Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti), Old English niht (English night) and Proto-Slavic *noťь.

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Forms

plural: nocturnals
Singularnocturnal
Pluralnocturnals

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
star clock

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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