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Definition of nocturnal

Nocturnal
Nocturnal Noc*tur"nal, n. An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea. --I. Watts.
Nocturnal
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. 2. Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects.

Meaning of nocturnal from wikipedia

- Look up nocturnal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nocturnality is a behavior in some non-human animals characterized by being active during the night...
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- Look up nocturnal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Nocturnality describes sleeping during the daytime and being active at night. Nocturnal(s) may also...
- active during twilight are crepuscular, those active during the night are nocturnal and animals active at sporadic times during both night and day are cathemeral...
- Nocturnal enuresis (NE), also informally called bedwetting, is involuntary urination while asleep after the age at which bladder control usually begins...
- or nocturnal. Diurnal signs have natural positions on the southern hemisphere of the horoscope (represented at the top of the chart), and nocturnal signs...
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare, acquired, life-threatening disease of the blood characterized by destruction of red blood cells by...