adjective
nyctălops
Meaning
- That cannot see in the twilight
nyctălops, ōpis, adj., = νυκτάλωψ.
I. That cannot see in the twilight, Plin. 28, 11, 47, § 170; 8, 50, 76, § 203; Dig. 21, 1, 10. —
II. That sees only at night:
nyctalopas, qui per noctem vident et per diem obscuritatem patiuntur, Theod. Prisc. 1, 10.—III. The plant nyctegretos, Plin. 21, 11, 36, § 62.