nocturnality

noun

noc·​tur·​nal·​ity

ˌnakˌtərˈnalətē

variants or less commonly nocturnalism

näkˈtərnᵊlˌizəm

plural nocturnalities also nocturnalisms

: the condition of being nocturnal

many rodents exhibit strict nocturnality

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