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 Translation for 'nocturnal animals' from English to Dutch
NOUN   a nocturnal animal | nocturnal animals
zoöl.T
nachtdieren {mv}
nocturnal animals
zoöl.
nachtactief {adj}
nocturnal
nachtelijk {adj}nocturnal
dieren {mv}animals
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zoöl.T
nachtdier {het}
nocturnal animal
dierenliefde {de}love of animals
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Usage Examples English
  • However, when headlights approach a nocturnal animal, it is hard for the creature to see the approaching car (nocturnal animals see better in low than in bright light).
  • This is found in many nocturnal animals and some deep sea animals, and is the cause of eyeshine.
  • The park forms part of the Wooroonooran Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because it supports populations of a range of bird species endemic to Queensland's Wet Tropics. Nocturnal animals are relatively common.
  • The increasing amount of habitat destruction worldwide as a result of human expansion has given both advantages and disadvantages to different nocturnal animals.
  • Most pangolins are nocturnal animals which use their well-developed sense of smell to find insects.

  • Nocturnal animals can be harmed by light pollution because they are biologically evolved to be dependent on an environment with a certain number of hours of uninterrupted daytime and nighttime.
  • Skunks are nocturnal animals. Activity begins at dusk, peaks during early evening, and continues until dawn.
  • These evenings allow the public to see some of the nocturnal animals at the zoo in evening guided tours by experienced camp hosts.
  • Springhares are nocturnal animals, who forage during the night and retreat to a burrow during the day.
  • Dormice are nocturnal animals found in Africa, Asia, and Europe.

  • A local reporter described the roads as "lonely, unlit, pockmarked booby trap for nocturnal animals and boozed up motorists."
  • Primarily nocturnal animals, mice compensate for their poor eyesight with a keen sense of hearing. They depend on their sense of smell to locate food and avoid predators.
  • Galagos are nocturnal animals, foraging at night and sleeping in trees during the day.
  • It has three parts: a park for herbivorous animals; a Predators Center that displays reptiles, small desert animals and large predators; and the Desert Night Life Exhibition Hall to observe nocturnal animals during their active hours.
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