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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nocturnal/nɒkˈtɜːnl/
▶adjective done, occurring, or active at night.
– derivatives
nocturnally adverb.
nocturnally adverb.
– origin C15: from late L. nocturnalis, from L. nocturnus ‘of the night’, from nox, noct- ‘night’.
'nocturnal' also found in these Oxford entries:
angwantibo
- armadillo
- aye-aye
- badger
- bat
- brushtail
- bushbaby
- cacomistle
- civet
- crayfish
- deer mouse
- douroucouli
- fire salamander
- flying lemur
- fossa
- frogmouth
- gecko
- genet
- grysbok
- harvest mouse
- hedgehog
- kakapo
- kit fox
- loris
- mole cricket
- moth
- nightjar
- nocturnal emission
- oilbird
- owl
- paca
- potoo
- potoroo
- potto
- sidewinder
- sun bear
- vigil
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