Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nyctophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nyc-tophile
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who loves the night or darkness.

noun

Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.

Archaic

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Etymology

From nycto- (“night”) + -phile.

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Questions

What does nyctophile mean?
Someone who loves the night or darkness.
Where does nyctophile come from?
From nycto- (“night”) + -phile.

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