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# crepuscular

«crepuscular» in Mova's school dictionary: **Active mainly at twilight, at dawn and dusk, rather than…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (crepuscular)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (science) Active mainly at twilight, at dawn and dusk, rather than in the day or night: «Rabbits and deer are crepuscular». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crepuscular/#m1)

2) (formal, literary) Of or like twilight; dim and half-dark: «the crepuscular light». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crepuscular/#m2)

3) (science) Crepuscular rays: beams of sunlight shining through gaps in clouds, often seen at sunrise or sunset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crepuscular/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, animals are grouped by when they are active: diurnal (day), nocturnal (night) and crepuscular (dawn and dusk) — such as rabbits, deer, hedgehogs at dusk, many cats and fireflies. In nature writing and stories, «crepuscular» sets a dim, mysterious mood. Pupils may photograph crepuscular rays («sunbeams» or «God rays»). Phrases: «crepuscular animals», «crepuscular rays», «crepuscular light».

### examples

- Rabbits are crepuscular, so you often see them at dusk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crepuscular/#x1)
- Deer come out at dawn and dusk because they are crepuscular. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crepuscular/#x2)
- Crepuscular rays streamed through the clouds at sunset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crepuscular/#x3)
- My cat is most playful at dawn: it's crepuscular. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crepuscular/#x4)
- Bats are nocturnal, but many moths are crepuscular. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crepuscular/#x5)
- The forest was full of crepuscular light. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crepuscular/#x6)

### note

Said «kri-PUS-kyuh-lur». A long scientific word from Latin «crepusculum», twilight. The three activity words to remember: diurnal (day), nocturnal (night), crepuscular (twilight). Trap: crepuscular is not the same as nocturnal.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «crepuscular» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crepuscular/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.