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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries야행성의
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yahengseong-ui
"부엉이는 야행성 동물입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Active during the night; occurring or being active at night.
"Owls are nocturnal creatures that hunt for food after dark." - 2
Relating to or occurring in the night.
"The nocturnal landscape was filled with sounds of crickets and rustling leaves."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'nocturnus', meaning 'of the night', which comes from 'nox' (night). It entered Middle English in the late 14th century via Old French, initially relating to religious night services before expanding to general nighttime phenomena.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nocturnal" is said worldwide
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nocturne
Transliteration: nɔk.tyʁn
"Les hiboux sont des animaux nocturnes."
nachtaktiv
Transliteration: naxtˈak.tɪv
"Eulen sind nachtaktive Tiere."
notturno
Transliteration: notˈtur.no
"Le civette sono animali notturni."
nocturno
Transliteration: nokˈtuɾ.no
"Los búhos son animales nocturnos."
noturno
Transliteration: noˈtuʁ.nu
"As corujas são animais noturnos."
रात्रिकालीन
Transliteration: rātrikālīn
"उल्लू रात्रिकालीन प्राणी हैं।"
夜行的
Transliteration: yè xíng de
"猫头鹰是夜行的动物。"
야행성의
Transliteration: yahengseong-ui
"부엉이는 야행성 동물입니다."
夜行性の
Transliteration: yakōsei no
"フクロウは夜行性の動物です。"
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