nyctophile

English

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Etymology

From nycto- (“night”) +‎ -phile (“-loving”).

Noun

nyctophile (plural nyctophiles)

  1. (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
  2. A person who loves night or darkness.
    Synonym: nyctophiliac

Further reading
  • nyctophile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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