‖ nyctalops rare.
(ˈnɪktəlɒps)
Also 7 nycti-.
[L. nyctalops (Pliny), a. Gr. νυκτάλωψ: see nyctalopia and nyctalope.]
† 1. Nyctalopia. Obs.
| 1661 Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 105 The gall cureth the weft in the eye, and nyctalops. Ibid. 169 Some use the parts dissected to weake joynts, others against the nyctilops. 1727–38 Chambers Cycl., Nyctalopia, or Nyctalops, a disease which prevents the seeing by day, not by night. |
2. One affected with nyctalopia.
| 1818 Todd, Nyctalops, one who sees best in the night. 1828–32 Webster, Nyctalops, one who loses his sight as night comes on, and remains blind until morning. |