crepuscular

English

WOTD – 27 April 2007

Etymology

From Latin crepusculum + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɹɪˈpʌskjʊlə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kɹəˈpʌskjələɹ/
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Adjective

crepuscular (comparative more crepuscular, superlative most crepuscular)

  1. Of or resembling twilight; dim.
  2. (zoology) Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.
    • 1999, J. Anne Helgren, Communicating with Your Cat, page 51, →ISBN
      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.

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Catalan

Adjective

crepuscular (masculine and feminine plural crepusculars)

  1. crepuscular

Galician

Adjective

crepuscular m or f (plural crepusculares)

  1. crepuscular

Portuguese

Adjective

crepuscular m or f (plural crepusculares, not comparable)

  1. crepuscular

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾepuskuˈlaɾ/

Adjective

crepuscular (plural crepusculares)

  1. crepuscular

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