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1.
of, pertaining to, or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct.
2.
Zoology. appearing or active in the twilight, as certain bats and insects.
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Crepuscular
is always a great word to know.
So is reptile. Does it mean:
| phylum of worms comprised of parasitic and free-living nonparasitic species |
| cold-blooded vertebrate such as turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians and tuatara |
Example Sentences
- The crepuscular lighting sometimes makes it difficult to read the menu.
- Shea maneuvered around the crepuscular world of back rooms, board rooms and banquet halls.
- Crepuscular creatures began to stir with the dying of the light.
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | crepuscular1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | pertaining to twilight, esp. in dimness |
| Etymology: | Latin crepusculum |
| Main Entry: | crepuscular2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | appearing or active at twilight |
| Etymology: | Latin crepusculum |
| Usage: | zoology |
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Word Origin & History
crepuscular
fig. use from 1660s; lit. use from 1755, from L. crepusculum "twilight." Especially of morning twilight.
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