Crepuscular
[kri-puhs-kyuh-ler] /krɪˈpʌs kyə lər/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct.
2.
Zoology. appearing or active in the twilight, as certain bats and insects.
/krɪˈpʌskjʊlə/
adjective
1.
of or like twilight; dim
2.
(of certain insects, birds, and other animals) active at twilight or just before dawn
adjective
appearing or active at twilight
Word Origin
Latin crepusculum
Usage Note
zoology
adj.
figurative use from 1660s; literal use from 1755, from Latin crepusculum “twilight, dusk,” from creper “dusky,” of unknown origin. Especially of evening twilight.
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