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Spanish
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niɡˈtalope/
- Rhymes: -alope
- Syllabification: nic‧tá‧lo‧pe
Adjective
nictálope m or f (masculine and feminine plural nictálopes)
- (medicine) nyctalopic
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