nocturnal (nokternal)

[= Sp. nocturnal, The virtuous Youth, of this Commi ion glad, Thought the nocturnal hours all clogg'd with lead. J. Beaumont, Psyche, i. 124. 2. Of or pertaining to a nocturn.-3. In zoöl., active by night: as, nocturnal lepid opter. - Nocturnal arc. See arcl. - Nocturnal birds of prey, the owls. See Nocturne. - Nocturnal cognitiont, dial, etc. See the nouns. - Nocturnal flowers, flowers which open only in the night or twilight. - Nocturnal Lepidoptera, moths. See Nocturn a. – Nocturnal sight. Same as day blindne . =Syn. 1 and 3. See nightly. nocturnally (nok-ter'nal-i), adv. By night; nightly.