夜行性动物

夜行性動物
yèxíngxìngdòngwù
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 nocturnal animal

Examples

Māotóuyīng shì diǎnxíng de yèxíngxìng dòngwù.
Owls are typical nocturnal animals.
Hěn duō yèxíngxìng dòngwù yǒu fādá de shìjué hé tīngjué.
Many nocturnal animals have highly developed vision and hearing.

Tips

usage
Contrast vocabulary: 动物 (diurnal, active by day), 动物 (crepuscular, active at dawn/dusk), 动物 (nocturnal). The suffix here means "-al / having the nature of," turning (night-walking) into an adjective of activity pattern.

Stroke Order

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