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nocturnal 音标拼音: [nɑkt'ɚnəl] a. 夜的,夜曲的 夜的,夜曲的 nocturnal adj 1: 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" [ ant: { diurnal}] 2: of or relating to or occurring in the night; " nocturnal darkness" Nocturnal \ Noc* tur" nal\, a. [ L. nocturnalis, nocturnus, fr. nox, noctis, night. See { Night}, and cf. { Nocturn}.] 1. Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to { diurnal}. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects; raccoons are nocturnal.; -- of animals. [ 1913 Webster PJC]
Nocturnal \ Noc* tur" nal\, n. An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea. -- I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster]
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