nyctalope

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

nyctalope

borrowed from Latin nyctalops (one who cannot see at night), itself borrowed from ancient Greek νυκτάλωψ nuktálōps, attested in both senses "who sees well at night" and "who sees badly at night".

Definition

Antonym

héméralope

Plural

nyctalopes

See also

nyctalopes (adj.) nyctalopes (cn.)