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nyctophilic

nyctophilic adjective: (Tending to be) active at night.

Adjective

nyctophilic

  1. (especially, rare) (Tending to be) active at night.
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Origin of nyctophilic

From nycto- + -philic.

Questions about nyctophilic

What does nyctophilic mean?
Nyctophilic means (Tending to be) active at night.
What part of speech is nyctophilic?
Nyctophilic is an adjective.

Words near nyctophilic in the dictionary

  1. nyctophile
  2. nyctophiles
  3. nyctophilia
  4. nyctophiliac
  5. nyctophiliacs
  6. nyctophilic
  7. nyctophobe
  8. nyctophobes
  9. nyctophobia
  10. nyctophobic
  11. nyctosaurid

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