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I've always had a sneaking suspicion humans, like many other modern mammals, may be best thought of as variable among crepuscular, diurnal, matutinal, and vespe
by cestith 4y ago
I've always had a sneaking suspicion humans, like many other modern mammals, may be best thought of as variable among crepuscular, diurnal, matutinal, and vespertine.
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- Joker_vD 4y agoWhy not just call that, I dunno, nychthemeral?
- cestith 4y agoThat has among its meanings "lasting 24 hours" and also "a changing of day to night, back, or both". A single human is not likely to be equally active the whole 24 hours. Although I do know of some people who basically nap around the clock and don't sleep in an extended block, they seem to be a rare exception. It seems like a decent word to stretch a little into this use of the idea that members of a species may have different familial, social, or individual circadian activity. I hesitate to do that though, because I'm unaware of it being used that way to date and it seems it could be difficult in such a context to differentiate it from established meanings of the word.
- Joker_vD 4y agoWell, it won't become an established use until people start using it with this meaning: and you personally can help with that!