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crepuscular

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. crepuscular (adjective)
  2. crepuscular light (noun)
  3. crepuscular ray (noun)

cre·pus·cu·lar

adj \kri-ˈpəs-kyə-lər\

Definition of CREPUSCULAR

1
: of, relating to, or resembling twilight : dim <crepuscular light>
2
: occurring or active during twilight <crepuscular insects> <crepuscular activity>
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First Known Use of CREPUSCULAR

1668

Other Ecology Terms

Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, niche, sere, symbiosis, taiga, tundra

Rhymes with CREPUSCULAR

corpuscular, majuscular

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