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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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• לַיִל , לַיְלָה

(1):

(a.) Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night; as, nocturnal birds and insects.

(2):

(a.) Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; - opposed to diurnal.

(3):

(n.) An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.