"mesonoxian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From meso- (“middle”) + Latin nox (“night”) + -ian. Etymology templates: {{af|en|meso-|nox|-ian|lang2=la|t1=middle|t2=night}} meso- (“middle”) + Latin nox (“night”) + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mesonoxian (not comparable)
  1. (rare, humorous) midnight Tags: humorous, not-comparable, rare Categories (topical): Night Related terms: equinox, meso-
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