WHAT IS AN nocturnal?

Answer 1

nocturnal |näkˈtərnl| adjective done, occurring, or active at night : most owls are nocturnal. DERIVATIVES nocturnally |nɑkˈtərnli| adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from late Latin nocturnalis, from Latin nocturnus ‘of the night,’ from nox, noct- ‘night.’