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Meanings of night animal in English

Russian
ночное животное
Portuguese
animal noturno
Spanish
animal nocturno
Catalan
animal nocturn

Animal, characterized by nocturnality (activity during the night and sleeping during the day); creature that is active at night.

ночное животное
Usage of night animal in English
1
By day the life of these strange beings was mainly vegetable, by night animal.
Star Maker
2
His personality waked up secretively, like that of some weak, night animal hiding in a wood.
The Lion's Mouse
3
He supposed some one was shooting at a thieving cat or at some small night animal.
The Case of the Lamp That Went Out
4
But from somewhere nearby came the rustle of an unwary night animal and the fox was instantly on the alert for easier prey.
The girl who played with fire
5
The man told his cousin that the wicked night animal must be a skunk and that his cousin should catch him in a trap.
Ma Pettengill
6
So the cousin told Lew Wee that the wicked night animal was a skunk and that he was going to catch him in a trap.
Ma Pettengill
7
He had the feeling that tyrannosaurs were all-weather, day or night animals.
Jurassic Park
8
Of the night animals, the voice of the bear alone was heard.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children
9
As the dark fell, night animals began their calls.
The evolutionary void
10
The day animals had to be fed by day, and the night animals by night.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1
11
Hurling himself under the highway ramp and dying amid the quiet scuffling of the small night animals.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
12
People are night animals, and it's better for them if they don't show themselves on the surface by day.
Metro 2033
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