nocturnalist
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]nocturnalist (plural nocturnalists)
- A creature of nocturnal habits.
- 2009 June 9, Natalie Angier, “Brainy Echidna Proves Looks Aren’t Everything”, in New York Times[1]:
- In a recent issue of The Journal of Mammalogy, Mr. Opiang offers the first glimpse of the natural history and ecology of an immaculately private nocturnalist with a surprisingly well-endowed brain.
- A physician trained as a hospitalist who practices primarily nocturnal care.