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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cre·pus·cu·lar /krɪˈpʌskjəlɚ/
 (a.)微光的,黃昏的,拂曉的

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 cre·pus·cu·lar /krɪˈpəskjəlɚ/ 形容詞
 黃昏的,朦朧的,在黃昏時候活動的(指動物)

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cre·pus·cu·lar Cre·pus·cu·lous a.
 1. Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; hence, imperfectly clear or luminous.
    This semihistorical and crepuscular period.   --Sir G. C. Lewis.
 2. Zool. Flying in the twilight or evening, or before sunrise; -- said certain birds and insects.
    Others feed only in the twilight, as bats and owls, and are called crepuscular.   --Whewell.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 crepuscular
      adj : like twilight; dim; "the evening's crepuscular charm"