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Noctivagant

Noctivagant \Noc*tiv"a*gant\, a. [L. nox, noctis, night + vagans, p. pr. of vagari to wander about.] (Zo["o]l.) Going about in the night; night-wandering.

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noctivagant

a. walk or wandering in the nighttime. (from 17th c.)

Usage examples of "noctivagant".

My mother whelped me in a mess of blankets while my noctivagant father towed in the big ships.