Nocturnal vs Lychnobite - What's the difference?
nocturnal | lychnobite |
Primarily active during the night.
(of an occurrence) Taking place at night.
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a person who works or labors at night and sleeps during the day.
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As an adjective nocturnal
is primarily active during the night.As a noun lychnobite is
a person who works or labors at night and sleeps during the day.nocturnal
English
Adjective
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Antonyms
* diurnalCoordinate terms
* crepuscularlychnobite
English
Noun
(head)- Before the enfeebled of the dull-eyed lychnobite of the press could succumb to its influence, the cheerful voice of the magician awoke him.