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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡμεράλωψ (hēmerálōps), from ἡμέρα (hēméra, “day”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “sight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /emeˈɾalope/
- Rhymes: -alope
- Syllabification: he‧me‧rá‧lo‧pe
Adjective
hemerálope m or f (masculine and feminine plural hemerálopes)
- (medicine) hemeralopic
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