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Crepuscular

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Lat. crepusculum, twilight), of or belonging to the twilight, hence indistinct or glimmering; in zoology the word is used of animals that appear before sunrise or nightfall.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Crepuscular'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/crepuscular.html. 1910.
 
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