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Definition of: nocturnal
(nok·tûr′nəl) adjective
1. Pertaining to night; occurring or active at night.
2. Seeking food by night, as animals.
3. Having blossoms that open by night. Opposed to diurnal.
—noc·tur′nal·ly adverb
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