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nocturnal

[nok-tur-nl] / nɒkˈtɜr nl /
ADJECTIVE
happening at night
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To the nocturnal creatures of South Dakota’s prairie, Travis Livieri fancies himself an alien abductor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

For one week at the Singapore Grand Prix, they simply stay on Europe time, living in a nocturnal bubble and having dinner well after midnight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Second lead author Johannes Herpell adds: "Genes crucial for nocturnal CO2 storage in CAM metabolism are particularly affected."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

But they are too strange to be memoiristic: “In the evening we flower; like strange nocturnal plants we put out our display.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Ousa the Bar Nowl flew past on a silent nocturnal patrol.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy


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