Nocturnal vs Hornbug - What's the difference?
nocturnal | hornbug |
Primarily active during the night.
(of an occurrence) Taking place at night.
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A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus , with long, curved upper jaws resembling a sickle, and whose grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.
(Webster 1913)
As an adjective nocturnal
is primarily active during the night.As a noun hornbug is
a large nocturnal beetle of the genus lucanus , with long, curved upper jaws resembling a sickle, and whose grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.nocturnal
English
Adjective
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