What is the difference between crepuscular and nocturnal?
crepuscular | nocturnal |
Of or resembling twilight; dim.
(zoology) Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.
* 1999 , J. Anne Helgren, Communicating with Your Cat ,
Primarily active during the night.
(of an occurrence) Taking place at night.
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, title=Avian Migration: The Ultimate Red-Eye Flight
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Nocturnal is a coordinate term of crepuscular.
As adjectives the difference between crepuscular and nocturnal
is that crepuscular is of or resembling twilight; dim while nocturnal is primarily active during the night.crepuscular
English
(wikipedia crepuscular)Adjective
(en adjective)page 51, ISBN 0764108557
- That's why cats are crepuscular — most active at dawn and dusk — because mice and rats forage for food during these hours when fewer of their natural enemies are around.
Synonyms
* (l)Coordinate terms
* (l) * (l)nocturnal
English
Adjective
(-)citation, passage=Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus ) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.}}
