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CREPUSCULAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crepuscular mean? 

CREPUSCULAR (adjective)
  The adjective CREPUSCULAR has 1 sense:

1. like twilight; dimplay

  Familiarity information: CREPUSCULAR used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CREPUSCULAR (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Like twilight; dim

Context example:

the evening's crepuscular charm

Similar:

dark (devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black)

Derivation:

crepuscle; crepuscule (the time of day immediately following sunset)


 Context examples 


The Dunkin Hartley guinea pig is a crepuscular mammalian herbivore that is tailless with short legs and a large head.

(Dunkin Hartley Guinea Pig, NCI Thesaurus)

The animal is a crepuscular mammalian herbivore that is tailless with short legs and a large head.

(Hartley Guinea Pig, NCI Thesaurus)

The ferret is carnivorous and crepuscular, spending 14-18 hours a day sleeping.

(Ferret, NCI Thesaurus)

The domestic short-hair cat is a small carnivorous crepuscular mammal that has short fur length and is more slender and active than the domestic long-haired cat.

(Domestic Short Hair Cat, NCI Thesaurus)

A member of the Chinchillidae family of crepuscular rodents.

(Chinchilla, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The Chinese hamster has a relatively long thin body and tail in comparison to other hamster breeds and is crepuscular year round in captivity.

(Chinese Hamster, NCI Thesaurus)

A member of the Chinchillidae family of crepuscular rodents native to the Andes mountains in South America.

(Chinchilla, NCI Thesaurus)



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