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.
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Crepuscular
//kɹɪˈpʌs.kjə.lɚ//
Synonyms for "crepuscular" (18 found)
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45 translations across 14 languages.
Belarusian
4 entries- сутонлівы adj (of or relating to twilight)
- сутонлівы adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
- сутонневы adj (of or relating to twilight)
- сутонневы adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
Catalan
2 entries- crepuscular adj (of or relating to twilight)
- crepuscular adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
Dutch
2 entries- schemeractief adj (of or relating to twilight)
- schemeractief adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
Esperanto
2 entries- vespera adj (of or relating to twilight)
- vespera adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
Finnish
2 entries- hämärä adj (of or relating to twilight)
- hämäräaktiivinen adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
French
2 entries- crépusculaire adj (of or relating to twilight)
- crépusculaire adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
German
2 entries- dämmerungs adj (of or relating to twilight)
- dämmerungsaktiv adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
Hindi
4 entries- गोधूलि adj (of or relating to twilight)
- गोधूलि adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
- झुटपुटा adj (of or relating to twilight)
- झुटपुटा adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
Italian
3 entries- crepuscolare adj (of or relating to twilight)
- crepuscolare adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
- crepuscolare adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
Japanese
2 entries- 薄明薄暮性 adj (of or relating to twilight)
- 薄明薄暮性 adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
Manx
2 entries- breck-ghoo adj (of or relating to twilight)
- breck-ghoo adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
Portuguese
2 entries- crepuscular adj (of or relating to twilight)
- crepuscular adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
Russian
2 entries- су́меречный adj (of or relating to twilight)
- су́меречный adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
Spanish
2 entries- crepuscular adj (of or relating to twilight)
- crepuscular adj (active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight)
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