adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a nocturnal creature (= awake at night and sleeping in the day )
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As darkness falls, nocturnal creatures begin to make an appearance.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Al occasionally takes a nocturnal stroll.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Adaptable body rhythms, as easily nocturnal as diurnal.
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Alcohol may also contribute to nocturnal hypoxaemia by causing narrowing of the upper airways.
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During their nocturnal forays, they can travel as far as 30 miles in their search for supper.
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Polypterus palmas is a nocturnal , predatory species.
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Prosimians, such as the nocturnal mouse lemur of Madagascan forests, feed on invertebrates and are active at night.
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Smith and fellow men of the cloth conducted nocturnal sorties, gathering ammunition against the wicked.
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Soul musicians are, by nature, nocturnal , so many of his interviews would take place in the wee hours.
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The air is filled with a dingo's howl, the footpaths alive with the poisonous snakes on their slithering nocturnal hunt.