I am trying to figure out what the word "Nocturnal" means. Can you help?
I am trying to figure out what the word "Nocturnal" means. Can you help?
user
The words "Nocturnal" and "Nocturne" both mean "having to do with night", so the word "Nocturnal" can be used to mean any kind of thing that happens at night.  For example, you could describe a poem as being "nocturnal" if it's full of feelings and stories that occur at night, or you could describe an insect as being "nocturnal" if it lives during the night, or you could describe a ritual as being "nocturnal" if it's only done at night.
assistant
What kind of animals are nocturnal?
user
This is a hard question to answer, since animals vary so widely in their daily habits.  For example, nocturnal birds don’t just fly around during the night, they also sleep during the day.  Nocturnal mammals, like bats, do fly around during the night, but they also sleep during the day, and they have a sort of reversed sleep cycle in that they’re mostly awake during the night and sleep mostly during the day.
assistant
Are cats nocturnal?
user