Vespertine (biology)
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Vespertine is a term used in the
nocturnal
.
Vespertine behaviour is a special case of
crepuscular behaviour; like crepuscular activity, vespertine activity is limited to dusk rather than full darkness. Unlike vespertine activity, crepuscular activity may resume in dim twilight before dawn. A related term is matutinal
, referring to activity limited to the dawn twilight.
The word vespertine is derived from the Latin word vespertīnus, an adjective meaning "evening".
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