Something that is crepuscular is dim or like twilight. It can also refer to animals that become active during twilight or between twilight and sunrise.
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Thursday, November 2, 2006
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But it sounds like a word to describe shellfish.
ReplyDeleteSome shellfish are crepuscular (I assume), but all shellfish are crustaceans. ;)
ReplyDeleteFun experiment: Integrate this word into your vocabulary in odd ways and see what people think you're talking about.
"What a crepuscular sunset!"
"Don't mind me... I'm feeling kind of crepuscular today."
Alternatively, use it as an insult:
"That guy was a little crepuscular... He was a few bricks shy of a full load."
The possibilities are endless.
Yes, crustaceans is the sound link that my brain keeps making. I can't stop myself.
ReplyDeleteYou say "crepuscular sunset" and I picture shrimp in the sky.
I also can't help but hear the word muscular in there too. So the shrimp -- they're bad-ass scary ones.
These remarks I find exceedingly humorous. Good work everbody: I smiled today. Thanx.
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