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nycti-
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... Oxford English Dictionary
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nyctinastic
nyctinastic, a. Bot. (nɪktɪˈnæstɪk) [a. G. nyctinastisch (W. Pfeffer Pflanzenphysiologie (ed. 2, 1904) II. xii. 476): see nycti- and nastic a.] Of the movements of flowers or leaves, caused by a regular cycle of changes in light and temperature. So nyctiˈnastism, ˈnyctinasty, movement of this kind. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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nyctalops
‖ 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 ... Oxford English Dictionary
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nyctitropic
nyctitropic, a. Bot. (nɪktɪˈtrɒpɪk) [f. nycti- + Gr. τρόπος turn; cf. geotropic, heliotropic.] Turning in a certain direction at night. So nyctitropism. (See quots.)1880 C. & F. Darwin Movem. Pl. 281 Nyctitropism and nyctitropic, i.e. night-turning, may be applied both to leaves and flowers,..but it... Oxford English Dictionary
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