Nocturne - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: nocturneNocturnal
Of pertaining to done or occuring in the night as nocturnal darkness cries expedition etc opposed to diurnal...
Nocturne
A night piece or serenade The name is now used for a certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental composition as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohns ldquoMidsummer Nights Dreamrdquo music...
Hyena
Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hyaelignidaelig doglike nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia of which three living species are known They are large and strong but cowardly They feed chiefly on carrion and are nocturnal in their habits...
brassavola
any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7...
bush baby
any of several agile long tailed nocturnal African lemurlike primates of the genus Galago with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears called also galago...
Caprimulgidae
a widely distributed natural family of nocturnally active birds including the whip poor will Caprimulgus vociferus the chuck wills widow Caprimulgus carolinensis and the common nighthawk Chordeiles minor called popularly the goatsuckers or nightjars The nighthawks are sometimes active during the day...
Carabidae
a family of nocturnal terrestrial insects consisting of the ground beetles which feed chiefly on other insects...
chiroptera
an ancient order of mammalia dating to the early Eocene including the bats They are nocturnal mouselike mammals having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and connected by a web so that they form membranous wings that can be used in flying They also have anatomical adaptations including large ears for echolocation by which they navigate and in some cases find insects The order includes the suborders Megachiroptera the fruit bats and Microchiroptera insectivorous bats See Bat Previously spelled cheiroptera...
Corroboree
A nocturnal festivity with which the Australian aborigines celebrate tribal events of importance Symbolic dances are given by the young men of the tribe while the women act as musicians...
crape jasmine
a tropical shrub Tabernaemontana divaricata native to India having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas Northern India to Thailand...
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