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nycti-

nycti- prefix: night.

Prefix

nycti-

  1. Night.

Forms of nycti-

alternative formnyct-

Origin of nycti-

From Latinized form of Ancient Greek νυκτι- (nukti-), from νύξ (núx, “night”).

Questions about nycti-

What does nycti- mean?
Nycti- means night.
What part of speech is nycti-?
Nycti- is a prefix.

Words near nycti- in the dictionary

  1. nycthemeral
  2. nycthemere
  3. nycthemeres
  4. nycthemeron
  5. nycthemerons
  6. nycti-
  7. nyctibatrachid
  8. nyctibatrachids
  9. nyctibiid
  10. nyctibiids
  11. nyctinastic

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