Night owl (person) | night owl
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A person who tends to stay up until late at night
A night owl, evening person or simply owl, is a person who tends to stay up until late at night, or the early hours of the morning. Night owls who are involuntarily unable to fall asleep for several hours after a normal time may have delayed sleep phase syndrome.
Owls, like this one in Poland, are often nocturnal.The opposite of a night owl is an early bird – a lark as opposed to an owl – which is someone who tends to begin sleeping at a time that is considered early and also wakes early. Researchers traditionally use the terms morningness and eveningness[1] for the two chronotypes or diurnality and nocturnality in animal behavior. In several countries, especially in Scandinavia, early birds are called A-people and night owls are called B-people.[2][3]
Etymology[edit]The term is derived from nocturnal habits of owls.[4] Most owls sleep during the day and hunt for food at night.
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