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Word entry · 7 letters

diurnal

Best crossword clue

"Active by day"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /daɪˈɜːnəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted adilnruStarts with DEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. of or belonging to or active during the day

Word origin

From Latin diurnālis, from diēs (“day”). Doublet of journal.

Used in a sentence

  • Most birds are diurnal.
  • However, in general, lizards are more diurnal than rattlers, which may be one of the reasons why young rattlers are more diurnal than adults.
  • Ere twice the horses of the sun shall bring / Their fiery torcher his diurnal ring.

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