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Crepusculous

Crepuscular \Cre*pus"cu*lar\ (-k?-l?r), Crepusculous \Cre*pus"cu*lous\ (-l?s), a. [Cf. F. cr['e]pusculaire.]

  1. Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; hence, imperfectly clear or luminous.

    This semihistorical and crepuscular period.
    --Sir G. C. Lewis.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

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crepusculous

a. (alternative form of crepuscular English)