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nox
4 English words descend from Latin
nox
, most common first.
nox
The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; a night.
nocturnal
Of a person, creature, group, or species, primarily active during the night.
noctidial
Comprising a night and a day.
noctule
A bat, of the genus Nyctalus, that lives in tree hollows.