crepuscular
/krɪˈpʌskjələ(r)/adjective
उच्चारण क्रिपस्क्यलर
सांध्य, गोधूलि का
Advanced wordPYP · asked 1 time
Asked in previous papers
as spelling
- 1
literary or technical
of or like twilight; (of animals) active at dawn and dusk
सांध्य, गोधूलि का
- crepuscular animals like deer
- Owls and bats are crepuscular, and many other animals also feed at dusk.
- Bats are crepuscular creatures that fly out as the light fades.
+ 2 more examples
- We saw a crepuscular moth hovering over the jasmine at dusk.
- The crepuscular glow over the hills made the evening feel peaceful.
AaSpelling
cre·pus·cu·lar
With -pus-cu-lar (from Latin crepusculum, twilight).
-pus-cu-lar के साथ (Latin crepusculum, गोधूलि, से)।
?Which word?
Keep the light words together: crepuscular (of twilight), twilight (the time between day and night), dusk (the darker part of twilight in the evening), dawn (early morning when light first appears), gloaming (literary, twilight).
प्रकाश के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: crepuscular (गोधूलि का), twilight (दिन और रात के बीच का समय), dusk (शाम की गोधूलि का अँधेरा भाग), dawn (सुबह जब पहली रोशनी आए, भोर), gloaming (साहित्यिक, गोधूलि)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked often (activity times): active at dawn and dusk is crepuscular; active during the day diurnal; active at night nocturnal (owls, bats).
अक्सर पूछा जाता है (सक्रियता का समय): भोर और संध्या में सक्रिय crepuscular; दिन में सक्रिय diurnal; रात में सक्रिय nocturnal (उल्लू, चमगादड़)।