nictálope
See also: nictalope
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin nyctalōpem (“that cannot see in twilight, that sees only at night”), from Ancient Greek νυκτάλωψ (nuktálōps), from νύξ (núx, “night”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “sight”).
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Adjective edit
nictálope m or f (masculine and feminine plural nictálopes)
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Further reading edit
- “nictálope”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014