Definition:
- (a.) Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to diurnal.
- (a.) Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects.
- (n.) An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.
Compare nocturnal with other words:
nocturnal vs. nostalgia
noctivagant vs. nocturnal
hornbug vs. nocturnal
nightish vs. nocturnal
frogmouth vs. nocturnal
nocturnal vs. oilbird
nocturnal vs. vesperal
mobile vs. nocturnal
genet vs. nocturnal
nocturnal vs. zorille
nocturnal vs. nocturnally
galago vs. nocturnal
kakapo vs. nocturnal
nocturnal vs. solenodon
gloaming vs. nocturnal
nightly vs. nocturnal
nocturnal vs. nocturne
firefly vs. nocturnal
chinchilla vs. nocturnal
moth vs. nocturnal
crepuscular vs. nocturnal
night vs. nocturnal
nocturnal vs. shrew
nocturnal vs. owl
bat vs. nocturnal
nocturnal vs. raccoon
diurnal vs. nocturnal
nocturnal vs. ring