nictálope
See also: nictalope
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nyctalops, nyctalōpis (“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/ [niɣ̞ˈt̪a.lo.pe]
- Rhymes: -alope
- Syllabification: nic‧tá‧lo‧pe
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Further reading
- “nictálope”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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