crepuscular

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Nightjars are crepuscular ground-nesting birds meaning they emerge at twilight and can be seen hunting for food at dusk and dawn.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The catalog’s full-page reproductions, in spectacular colors or crepuscular monochromes, are frequently transporting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The study, published last month in the journal Biological Conservation, found that Southland mountain lions became more nocturnal and less crepuscular — i.e., active at dusk or dawn — in popular recreation areas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2024

“The Bourgeois Gentleman” and “The Forced Marriage” each steer Molière toward crepuscular absurdity.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

In the crepuscular light, he is connected again, bound to his father and, through him, to all the family back in Zundert.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman