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nocturnal

/nɒkˈtɜːnl/adjective

उच्चारण नॉक्टर्नल

निशाचर, रात में सक्रिय रहने वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of animals) active at night

    निशाचर, रात में सक्रिय रहने वाला

    • Owls and bats are nocturnal.
    • nocturnal animals

    Opposite diurnal

  2. 2

    [usually before noun] formal

    happening during the night

    रात्रिकालीन, रात का

    • a nocturnal visit
    • his nocturnal walks through the old city

    Synonyms night-time nightly

    Opposite daytime diurnal

◇Word family
nocturnally adverb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

night-time nightly

Antonyms

diurnal daytime

⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin nox, meaning night, which is also seen in equinox.

यह Latin शब्द nox से बना है, जिसका अर्थ रात है, और यही equinox में भी दिखता है।

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Animals that are active at night are nocturnal, while those active during the day are diurnal.

रात में सक्रिय रहने वाले जीव nocturnal कहलाते हैं, जबकि दिन में सक्रिय रहने वाले diurnal कहलाते हैं।