noctivagous

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adjective

Wandering or active at night

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivenoctivagous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWandering or active at night

    Synonyms: nightwandering, noctivagant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWandering or active at night

Origin

  1. Latinnoctivagus
  2. Englishnoctivagous

From Latin noctivagus, from nox, noctis + vagus (“wandering”).

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