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crepusculine

crepusculine is the obsolete form of crepuscular.

Meaning of crepuscular

Adjective

crepuscular (comparative more crepuscular, superlative most crepuscular)

  1. Of or resembling twilight; dim.
    Synonyms:
    twilightish
  2. Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.
    • That's why cats are crepuscular — most active at dawn and dusk — because mice and rats forage for food during these hours when fewer of their natural enemies are around.1999, J. Anne Helgren, Communicating with Your Cat, →ISBN, page 51

Forms of crepusculine

comparativemore crepusculine
superlativemost crepusculine

Questions about crepusculine

What is crepusculine the obsolete form of?
Crepusculine is the obsolete form of crepuscular.

Words near crepusculine in the dictionary

  1. crepuscularities
  2. crepuscularity
  3. crepuscularly
  4. crepuscule
  5. crepuscules
  6. crepusculine
  7. crepusculous
  8. crepusculum
  9. crepy
  10. Creque
  11. Creques

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