nocturnaladjective
uk/nɒkˈtɜː.nəl/us/nɑːkˈtɝː.nəl/formalhappening in or active during the night, or relating to the night:
nocturnal wanderings
nocturnal light
Most bats are nocturnal.
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diurnal
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Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- at the crack of dawn idiom
- bedtime
- circadian
- crepuscular
- in the dead of night/winter idiom
- last orders
- lighting-up time
- local time
- lunch hour
- office hours
- opening time
- overnight
- playtime
- pm
- rush hour
- twilit
- watershed
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nocturnally
adverb uk/nɒkˈtɜː.nəl.i/us/nɑːkˈtɝː.nəl.i/