diurnal
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The meaning (definition) of the word diurnal
awake during the day and sleeping at night
The word diurnal used in a sentence
“Bees are diurnal, so they fly out when the sun is up.”
Words that mean the opposite of diurnal (antonyms)
nocturnal
How the word diurnal is said around the world
| French | diurne (dyewrn) |
| Spanish | diurno (DYOOR-noh) |
| Mandarin | 日间 (zhee jyen) |
| Hindi | दिनचर (DIN-chuhr) |
| Arabic | نهاري (NAH-ah-reey) |
| Russian | дневной (dnyeev-NOHY) |
| Portuguese (EU) | diurno (dee-OO-ruh-nuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | diurno (jee-OO-ruh-nuu) |
| Japanese | 昼行性 (choo-gyoh-koh-seh-ee) |
| German | tagaktiv (TAHK-ahk-teef) |
| Urdu | دن میں سرگرم (DIN mayn sar-GARM) |
| Punjabi | ਦਿਨ ਵੇਲੇ ਸਰਗਰਮ (din WAY-lay sar-GAR-am) |
| Korean | 주간 (joo-GAHN) |
| Hebrew | יוֹמִי (YOH-meey) |
| Greek | ημερήσιος (ee-may-REES-yohs) |
| Dutch | dagactief (DAHKH-ahk-teef) |
| Tagalog | pang-araw (PAH-ngah-row) |
| Vietnamese | ban ngày (bahn ngahy) |
| Turkish | gündüz (GYERN-derz) |
| Persian | روزانه (roo-ZAH-nay) |
| Polish | dzienny (JEN-ni) |
| Ukrainian | денний (DEN-niy) |
| Bengali | দিবাচর (DEE-bah-chor) |
| Swedish | dagaktiv (DAHG-ahk-teev) |
| Italian | diurno (DYOOR-noh) |
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