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adjective of, relating to, or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct.
Zoology . appearing or active in the twilight, as certain bats and insects.
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Origin of crepuscular First recorded in 1660–70; crepuscule + -ar1
Words nearby crepuscular crepitation, crepitus, crepon, creps, crept, crepuscular , crepuscular ray, crepuscule, crepy, cres., Crescas
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This crepuscular conflict requires a new vocabulary and a familiarity with a new type of history.
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Presumably most of the crepuscular and early nocturnal raptorial birds and carnivorous mammals feed on these mice.
Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys | Robert L. Packard
The wind blew, a chilling wind that whirled the snow in that crepuscular fog.
Tartarin On The Alps | Alphonse Daudet
Some of the people went, and others came, with brief devoirs to Mrs. Maybough in the crepuscular corner where she sat.
The Coast of Bohemia | William Dean Howells
Some species of foxes, however, are twilight prowlers, and one or two of the fennecs are also crepuscular .
The Young Yagers | Mayne Reid
Through the crepuscular whiteness the trees hung in blotted masses.
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British Dictionary definitions for crepuscular adjective of or like twilight; dim
(of certain insects, birds, and other animals) active at twilight or just before dawn
Word Origin for crepuscular C17: from Latin crepusculum dusk, from creper dark
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Words related to crepuscular dim, misty, murky, shadowy, overcast, somber, cloudy, dingy, gloomy, black, drab, foggy, dull, darkened, funereal, dreary, dismal, forlorn, bleak, opaque