Definition of Creposcular
{ Cre*pus"cu*lar (-k?-l?r), Cre*pus"cu*lous
(-l?s), } a. [Cf. F.
crépusculaire.] 1. Pertaining
to twilight; glimmering; hence, imperfectly clear or
luminous.
This semihistorical and crepuscular
period.
Sir G. C. Lewis.
2. (Zoöl.) Flying in the
twilight or evening, or before sunrise; -- said certain birds and
insects.
Others feed only in the twilight, as bats and
owls, and are called crepuscular.
Whewell.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
English
- of, or related to twilight; dim
- (zoology) active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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