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Crepuscular

adjective/krih-PUS-kyuh-lur/

Meaning

Active mainly at twilight, in the dim light of dawn and dusk.

In context

The crepuscular light made the bush glow softly just before dark.

Remember it

Crepuscular creatures creep out in the dim 'dusk' light between day and night.

Use it well

A high-level science word for animals or light at dawn and dusk, between diurnal and nocturnal.