noctambulous

or noc·tam·bu·lant

[ nok-tam-byuh-luh s or nok-tam-byuh-luh nt ]
/ nɒkˈtæm byə ləs or nɒkˈtæm byə lənt /

adjective

of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.

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Also noc·tam·bu·lis·tic.

Origin of noctambulous

1725–35; noct- + Latin ambul(āre) to walk + -ous

Words nearby noctambulous

nock, nocking point, noct-, noct. maneq., noctambulism, noctambulous, nocti-, noctiluca, noctilucent, noctis, noctograph
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