nocturnal habits
Owl-like living patterns
Activities or behaviors that occur during nighttime hours.
The phrase appears most often in descriptions of animals that are active after dark: The owl's nocturnal habits make it rarely seen by day.
Applied to humans, it usually suggests staying up late or keeping odd hours: His nocturnal habits worried his parents.
- night visionAbility to see dimly
- night owlsThose who stay up late
- creature of the nightEntity thriving in darkness
- graveyard shiftLate-night work period
- burning the midnight oilWorking very late
echolocation · prowling · night terrors · after dark · sleep hygiene · bioluminescence · sensory adaptation · nightlife · stargazing · sleep disorders · sleep schedule · insomnia · bedtime rituals · circadian rhythm · moon phases · constellations · midnight snacks · late night snack
- desert survivalwater conservation, water storage, water retention, heat tolerance, drought tolerance
- jaguar traitsspots, rosettes, fur, claws, fangs
- amphibiansfrog, frogs, newt, toad, toads
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- batsbat, bats, vampire bat, fruit bat, flying fox
- scorpionsemperor scorpion, deathstalker, desert scorpion
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