crepuscular

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English

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin crepusculum + -ar.

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Adjective

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crepuscular (comparative more crepuscular, superlative most crepuscular)

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

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Etymology

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From Latin crepusculum +‎ -ar.

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crepuscular m or f (masculine and feminine plural crepusculars)

  1. crepuscular
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Galician

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Adjective

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crepuscular m or f (plural crepusculares)

  1. crepuscular
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Portuguese

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Adjective

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crepuscular m or f (plural crepusculares, not comparable)

  1. crepuscular
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French crépusculaire.

Adjective

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crepuscular m or n (feminine singular crepusculară, masculine plural crepusculari, feminine and neuter plural crepusculare)

  1. crepuscular

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɾepuskuˈlaɾ/ [kɾe.pus.kuˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cre‧pus‧cu‧lar

Adjective

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crepuscular m or f (masculine and feminine plural crepusculares)

  1. crepuscular
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