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Definition of Nocturnal

1. Adjective. Belonging to or active during the night. "Nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day"

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or occurring in the night. "Nocturnal darkness"

Definition of Nocturnal

1. a. Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to diurnal.

2. n. An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.

Definition of Nocturnal

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Nocturnal

1. Pertaining to, occurring at or active at night. Origin: L. Nocturnus This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nocturnal

noctuary noctuas noctuid noctuid Noctuidae noctuids noctuid moth noctule noctule noctules

noctuoid nocturia nocturia nocturn nocturnal (current term) nocturnal (current term) nocturnally nocturnal amblyopia nocturnal diarrhoea nocturnal dyspnea

nocturnal emission nocturnal enuresis nocturnal epilepsy nocturnal myoclonus nocturnal periodicity nocturnal vertigo nocturne nocturnes nocturns nocuous

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