nycti-
(ˈnɪktɪ)
repr. Gr. νυκτι-, a combining form (properly locative) of νυκτ-, νύξ night, used in a few scientific terms, chiefly zoological, as nyctiardea, the nycticorax; Nycticebus, a genus including the slow-paced lemur; nyctipithecus, a night-monkey; nyctisaura, a nocturnal lizard. Adjectival derivatives from these, as nycticebine, nyctipithecine, nyctisaurian, are given in some recent Dictionaries.