'Crepuscular' definitions:
Definition of 'crepuscular'
From: WordNet
adjective
Like twilight; dim; "the evening's crepuscular charm"
Definition of 'Crepuscular'
From: GCIDE
- Crepuscular \Cre*pus"cu*lar\ (-k?-l?r), Crepusculous \Cre*pus"cu*lous\ (-l?s), a. [Cf. F. cr['e]pusculaire.]
- 1. Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; hence, imperfectly clear or luminous. [1913 Webster]
- This semihistorical and crepuscular period. --Sir G. C. Lewis. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Flying in the twilight or evening, or before sunrise; -- said certain birds and insects. [1913 Webster]
- Others feed only in the twilight, as bats and owls, and are called crepuscular. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]