nocturnal (nok-TUR-nl) - adj., of, relating to, active in, or occurring in the nighttime.
Opposite of diurnal. Dates to the 15th century, from Late Latin nocturnālis, from Latin nocturnus, from nox.
And that's a week of times of the day. Back next week with the usual assortment of words from anywhere.
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Opposite of diurnal. Dates to the 15th century, from Late Latin nocturnālis, from Latin nocturnus, from nox.
And that's a week of times of the day. Back next week with the usual assortment of words from anywhere.
---L.