| nocturnal | (นอคเทอร์'เนิล) adj. เกี่ยวกับกลางคืน, See also: nocturnality n. |
| | | | กลางคืน | [klāngkheūn] (adv) EN: at night ; during the night ; in the deep of night ; nocturnal FR: durant la nuit ; pendant la nuit ; de nuit ; la nuit ; nuitamment ; nocturne |
| | | | | ナガハナメジロザメ | [nagahanamejirozame] (n) night shark (Carcharhinus signatus, species of nocturnally active requiem shark found in the Atlantic Ocean) [Add to Longdo] | 遺精 | [いせい, isei] (n, vs) nocturnal emissions (of semen); oneirogmus [Add to Longdo] | 歯噛み | [はがみ, hagami] (n, vs) grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding [Add to Longdo] | 歯軋り;歯ぎしり | [はぎしり, hagishiri] (n, vs) (1) involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; (2) grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation [Add to Longdo] | 清風明月 | [せいふうめいげつ, seifuumeigetsu] (n) refreshing breeze and the bright moon; a beautiful nocturnal scene with a full moon [Add to Longdo] | 朝立ち | [あさだち, asadachi] (n, vs) (1) nocturnal penile tumescence; erection when waking in the morning; morning glory; morning wood; (2) early morning departure [Add to Longdo] | 夢精 | [むせい, musei] (n, vs) wet dream; nocturnal emission [Add to Longdo] | 夜光 | [やこう, yakou] (n) nocturnal luminescence [Add to Longdo] | 夜行性 | [やこうせい, yakousei] (n) nocturnal habit [Add to Longdo] | 夜行動物 | [やこうどうぶつ, yakoudoubutsu] (n) nocturnal animal [Add to Longdo] |
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Nocturnal \Noc*tur"nal\, a. [L. nocturnalis, nocturnus, fr. nox,
noctis, night. See {Night}, and cf. {Nocturn}.]
1. Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as,
nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to
{diurnal}. --Dryden.
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2. Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night;
as, nocturnal birds and insects; raccoons are nocturnal.;
-- of animals.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Nocturnal \Noc*tur"nal\, n.
An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the
stars, etc., at sea. --I. Watts.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nocturnal
adj 1: belonging to or active during the night; "nocturnal
animals are active at night"; "nocturnal plants have
flowers that open at night and close by day" [ant:
{diurnal}]
2: of or relating to or occurring in the night; "nocturnal
darkness"
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